4 days Ago By Vincent Whelan
PADRAIG Harrington rubbished Bryson DeChambeau’s complaints about Rory McIlroy not speaking to him throughout their Masters duel.Paired together for the final round, McIlroy eventually secured the Green Jacket while the American fell out of contention by the Amen Corner turn.ReutersMcIlroy became only the sixth man to win all four majors by completing the career Grand Slam[/caption]https://twitter.
com/IndoSport/status/1911804691190546689McIlroy was clearly in his own bubble and is not a big fan of the showy big-hitter anyway.The silent treatment did not impress DeChambeau, nor did the closing 75 that saw his own Masters challenge crash and burn.He slipped from second into tied-fifth and said: “I’ve no idea how Rory is feeling right now.
He didn’t talk to me once all day.”Asked if he had tried to start a conversation, DeChambeau, 31, replied: “He wouldn’t talk to me.”Despite the gripe, the US Open champion took to X yesterday to praise the Holywood hotshot.
DeChambeau wrote: “It’s tough but moments like this have taught me a lot...
we will be back.“Huge congratulations to Rory on an incredible achievement.”Three-time major winner Harrington didn’t pull any punches in his assessment of how DeChambeau self-sabotaged on Sunday by trying to pull off a “personality change”.
He was equally cutting in his assessment of the gripe with his playing partner not engaging in conversation with him at any point of the 18 holes.Speaking on the Indo Sport podcast, the Dubliner blasted: “Bryson coming up with, ‘He didn’t talk to me.’ “Who does Bryson want to be? Can you imagine going out on a football pitch and saying the guy marking you wasn’t very nice to you.
”The 53-year-old then cited when he was in a similar boat vying for a major championship in a battle with someone he notoriously didn’t get along with.Remembering his British Open triumph, he underlined: “In 2007 I talked the ear off Charlie Wi for the last 36 holes – but I didn’t say a word to Sergio Garcia.“Because it suited me to talk.
But I ain’t trying to relax to the other guy (in contention).“That was a weird one with Bryson. Clearly he was off his game.
His ego led to him chasing something that he isn’t.”Continuing that point while chatting to RTE, Harrington added: “What was he thinking on the third hole? Bryson has made his game by being a long hitter.“He stands up on the third hole with a one-shot lead, possibly can drive the green, he lays up and makes bogey.
“Rory drives it, hits driver up to the near the edge of the green and makes his birdie.“It was the most bizarre change of personality I’ve ever seen in the game of golf right there in that moment..
.it was beyond bizarre what he did off the tee, for him in his personality. “He didn’t hit a shot afterwards.
It was just a change of attitude by him. Not being yourself can be a very dangerous thing in golf.”.
