{"id":71867,"date":"2025-07-18T05:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71867\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T05:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:48:09","slug":"the-open-bryson-dechambeau-makes-out-of-character-decision-after-r1-disasterclass-at-royal-portrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71867\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open: Bryson DeChambeau makes out of character decision after R1 disasterclass at Royal Portrush"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bryson DeChambeau passed on speaking to the media and skipped a late-night range session after a disastrous start to <\/strong>The Open<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DeChambeau may not have the best Open record but his performances in the major championships over the last few years led many to believe the big-hitting American would mount a challenge for the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yet the 31-year-old, who won the US Open<\/a> in 2024, will in all likelihood be making an early exit from the final men’s major of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeChambeau carded a seven-over 78 on Thursday that included three bogeys, two double bogeys and an air shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The whiff occurred on the fourth hole where DeChambeau was left in a brutal spot in the high grass with an outrageously awkward stance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even on his fourth stroke, his ball hardly went anywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

No wonder DeChambeau wasn’t in the mood to offer his thoughts and decided to skip media duties.<\/p>\n

He also wasn’t spotted on the range, which was odd considering we know DeChambeau is a range rat and loves nothing more than digging it out of the dirt no matter where he is on the leaderboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeChambeau has played in seven Open Championships and missed three cuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Looks like he’s heading for a fourth…<\/p>\n

Five-way tie for the lead<\/p>\n

Five players share the lead after 18 holes of The Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harris English, Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li and Matthew Fitzpatrick all carded four-under 67s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeChambeau’s LIV peer Tyrrell Hatton is a stroke adrift of the lead alongside pre-tournament favourite Scottie Scheffler<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Masters champion Rory McIlroy<\/a> is three off the summit after producing an opening round that thrilled and frustrated his home fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McIlroy hit just two of 14 fairways but still managed to finish the day in the red numbers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read Andy Roberts’ round one report here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

McIlroy was roared on by thousands of fans who followed him round Portrush for more than five hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Look, I feel the support of an entire country out there, which is a wonderful position to be in, but at the same time, you don’t want to let them down,” McIlroy said. “So there’s that little bit of added pressure.<\/p>\n

“I felt like I dealt with it really well today. Certainly dealt with it better than I did six years ago. I was just happy to get off to a good start and get myself into the tournament.”<\/p>\n

McIlroy was referencing the fact he missed the cut here six years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He hit his first tee shot out of bounds and, despite a spirited effort in round two, came up one stroke short of making the cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow GolfMagic for live text updates of <\/strong>The Open<\/strong><\/a>, along with all the latest news, opinion and analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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