{"id":34982,"date":"2025-04-20T07:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34982\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:10:09","slug":"bryson-dechambeau-clears-the-air-after-rory-mcilroy-incident-its-how-things-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34982\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau clears the air after Rory McIlroy incident &#8211; &#8216;It&#8217;s how things happen&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bryson DeChambeau raised eyebrows last weekend when he revealed that Rory McIlroy didn&#8217;t speak with him at all during their final round shootout on Sunday at The Masters<\/p>\n<p>15:57, 19 Apr 2025Updated 16:02, 19 Apr 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_The-Masters-Final-Round.jpg\" alt=\"It was not the day that Bryson DeChambeau had planned\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Bryson DeChambeau says there are no issues between him and Rory McIlroy(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Bryson DeChambeau has set the record straight after revealing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/rory-mcilroy\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Rory McIlroyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> &#8216;didn&#8217;t talk to him once&#8217; <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-masters-bryson-dechambeau-35049769\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"during the final round of The Masters last weekendLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">during the final round of The Masters last weekend<\/a>, insisting that there are no issues between himself and the Northern Irishman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McIlroy, 35, was paired with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bryson-dechambeau\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DeChambeauLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">DeChambeau<\/a> in the final Sunday session at Augusta last weekend as he went in search of a maiden Masters title to complete a career Grand Slam. He <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/breaking-rory-mcilroy-wins-masters-35049297\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"finally got over the line with a play-off victoryLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">finally got over the line with a play-off victory<\/a> over Justin Rose but only after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-masters-william-hill-35049864\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"plenty of twists and turns Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of twists and turns <\/a>as he navigated the final 18 holes of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">DeChambeau started the day in second place and briefly held the lead before falling away. When the American was asked what McIlroy was like during the tense final round, eyebrows were raised when DeChambeau replied: &#8220;No idea. [He] didn&#8217;t talk to me once all day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, the LIV <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Golf<\/a> star has since spoken out to Athlon Sports to make it clear that there is no suggestion that the pair have any &#8216;beef&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">DeChambeau said: &#8220;He was just being stoic the whole day; there was nothing more. I was like, he just didn&#8217;t talk to me. It wasn&#8217;t a slight; there&#8217;s no beef or anything.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-honour-promise-pga-35082455\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy to honour promise to PGA Tour rival after skipping \u00a32.7m golf event<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-erica-stoll-masters-35080761\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy pictured without wife Erica Stoll on return to Belfast after Masters glory<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was like what Tiger [Woods] did to Tony [Finau back in 2019]. It&#8217;s the same combo, but it wasn&#8217;t meant to be in a bad way, and that&#8217;s how things happen. I wish people would not interpret things, but, you know, people will do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">DeChambeau, who ended up finishing in a tie for fifth place, went on to give McIlroy his flowers after watching him finally end his Augusta anguish to lift the fourth and final Grand Slam that had eluded him for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He deserved this one; he fought his butt off and absolutely did what he needed to do to win,&#8221; DeChambeau said. &#8220;It looks scary sometimes, but it was a roller coaster for everybody. And, you know, we gave everybody a roller coaster last year at the U.S. Open. He did it this year at the Masters. So, it was fun to be a part of history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745133009_28_0_The-Masters-Final-Round.jpg\" alt=\"AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 13: (L-R) Bryson DeChambeau of the United States and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wait on the tenth hole during the final round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>DeChambeau revealed that he and McIlroy didn&#8217;t talk at all during their final showdown at Augusta(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WANT MORE GOLF? <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/golf-masters-rory-mcilroy-substack-35074350\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for golf news from our free newsletter The Stroke Index<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McIlroy has endured plenty of difficult rounds at Augusta down the years in his bid to become just the sixth man in history to win the career Grand Slam in golf. He opened up on that battle after finally clinching his coveted green jacket last weekend, saying: &#8220;The last 10 years coming with the burden of Grand Slam on my shoulders and trying to achieve that. I wonder what we are all going to talk about coming into next year! I am so proud to be able to call myself a Masters champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;All week I responded to setbacks and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll remember. I&#8217;m so proud of that and being able to bounce back. I would say it was 14 years in the making. Going out with a four-shot lead in 2011 and feeling like I could have got it done there. A lot of pent-up emotion came out on the 18th green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A moment like that makes all the years and all the close calls worth it. I want to say hello to mum and dad back in Northern Ireland. I can&#8217;t wait to see them next week and can&#8217;t wait to celebrate with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/golf-masters-rory-mcilroy-substack-35074350\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for golf news from our free newsletter The Stroke Index<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau raised eyebrows last weekend when he revealed that Rory McIlroy didn&#8217;t speak with him at all&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[11080,2826,4287,79,4297,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-34982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-bryson-dechambeau","9":"tag-golf","10":"tag-rory-mcilroy","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-the-masters","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114369044550696573","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}