{"id":86324,"date":"2025-07-23T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86324\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:09:09","slug":"bryson-dechambeaus-uncomfortable-exchange-with-british-open-ball-spotter-divides-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86324\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau’s ‘uncomfortable exchange’ with British Open ball spotter divides fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bryson DeChambeau is catching heat from some on social media after his exchange with a ball spotter at last week\u2019s British Open went viral.<\/p>\n

In a video shared Tuesday by Golf on CBS<\/a> \u2014\u00a0that was titled \u201cAn uncomfortable exchange between Bryson DeChambeau and a ball spotter at The Open\u201d \u2014 the LIV Golf star asked the spotter where his ball landed in the rough at Royal Portrush, with the staffer pointing to the area.<\/p>\n

Before DeChambeau, 31, lined up to take the shot, the two-time major champion appeared to say \u201cthank you\u201d and told the spotter, \u201cYou can move out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau caught heat on social media following a viral exchange with a British Open ball spotter. Golf on CBS\/Youtube<\/p>\n

The spotter was seen moving out of the way. Golf on CBS\/Youtube<\/p>\n

Some golf fans took exception to the conversation and chided DeChambeau\u2019s actions in the post\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on Bryson, this is pathetic behavior, no matter how rich and good at golf you are,\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was rude yo. Did you just exposed true self as a fake???\u201d another posted.<\/p>\n

Some fans took exception to his behavior and called him out in the comments. REUTERS<\/p>\n

DeChambeau rallied to a 10th-place finish<\/a> at the final major of the year after carding an ugly 7-over 78 in the opening round.<\/p>\n

As the DeChambeau pile-on continued in the comments, with some likening the behavior to \u201cchildish\u201d and a \u201clack of class,\u201d others spoke out in defense of the former U.S. Open champion following a seemingly innocuous exchange.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat wasn\u2019t so bad. People just being their typical judgmental selves when they\u2019re not in the situation,\u201d a fan posted.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople overreacting on what he said. Nothing to see here,\u201d another expressed.<\/p>\n

The LIV Golf star got off to a bumpy start at the British Open in July 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

DeChambeau has evolved from one of golf\u2019s most polarizing figures to a fan favorite in recent years, curating a monster YouTube following<\/a> with his \u201cCan I Break 50\u201d series featuring the likes of Tom Brady, Phil Mickelson and President Trump, among others.<\/p>\n

He opened the major season on a high note in April when he sealed his best Masters finish with a tie for fifth. He followed up that performance a month later with a tie for second at the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

The two-time major champion played through the weekend at Royal Portrush and finished tied for 10th place. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Although DeChambeau failed to defend his 2024 U.S. Open title after missing the cut in June, he played his way through the weekend in Northern Ireland after a bumpy British Open start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to hold myself together under the pressure and fight for every shot,\u201d DeChambeau said after shooting a 7-under 64 in Sunday\u2019s final round for a 9-under par total.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super proud of the round I played today. Just wish I could have that 78 back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler went on to capture his second major of the year with an overall score of 17-under. He won the PGA Championship in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau is catching heat from some on social media after his exchange with a ball spotter at…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":86325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[48831,10125,1430,19413,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-86324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-british-open","9":"tag-bryson-dechambeau","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-liv-golf","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}