Brandel Chamblee took a shot at one of the Americans’ best players — and top entertainers — days before the 45th Ryder Cup kicks off at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.
Chamblee, the outspoken Golf Channel analyst, called two-time major champ Bryson DeChambeau an “odd duck” and that his unique personality makes him a “captain’s nightmare” for team events like this one.
Chamblee’s comments came immediately after DeChambeau spoke with Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis to respond to comments Rory McIlroy made earlier this week, which were made only after McIlroy was asked to comment on what DeChambeau said of him this summer. (Still following?)
At the “Happy Gilmore 2” premiere in New York City in July, People asked DeChambeau about McIlroy and the Ryder Cup, which led to DeChambeau saying: “I’ll be chirping in [McIlroy’s] ear this time. Now, if we go up against each other, I mean, you can be sure of it.”
The Guardian’s Ewen Murray met with McIlroy at this year’s Tour Championship and asked about those comments (part of a lengthy interview published this week) and McIlroy said, “I think the only way he gets attention is by mentioning other people. That is basically what I think of that. To get attention he will mention me or Scottie [Scheffler] or others.”
Now officially on-site for the Ryder Cup on Monday, DeChambeau was asked about McIlroy’s rebuttal, to which he said, “All I’m trying to do is inspire kids on YouTube, and we have amassed quite a big audience on YouTube and I’m continuing to focus on that train of thought, and whatever Rory says and whatnot, granted I didn’t mean anything by it. I’m excited. I hope we can have some good banter back and forth.”
