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Rory McIlroy unloaded 1 of his biggest shots of nan time connected Saturday astatine The Open during nan property conference.
McIlroy, 37, unloaded connected Bryson DeChambeau erstwhile asked astir his behaviour connected Friday aft nan 32-year-old was assessed a two-stroke punishment aft a lengthy and heated relationship pinch rules officials good aft nan round.
"I won’t dress to beryllium up present and take sides Bryson," McIlroy told reporters aft shooting a 1-under 69 successful nan 3rd round. "I’m not peculiarly fond of him. I deliberation a batch of it is performative. I deliberation a batch of it’s for attention."
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(Left) Rory McIlroy watches his changeable from nan ninth tee during nan 2nd information of The Open Championship play tourney astatine Royal Birkdale successful Southport, England. July 17, 2026. (Right) Bryson DeChambeau looks connected from nan first greenish during nan first information of nan U.S. Open play tourney successful Southampton, New York, connected June 18, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images; Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
"To clasp nan tourney hostage for illustration that," McIlroy continued, "and to person each of america — players, volunteers, everyone — waiting connected him to depart, I didn’t consciousness for illustration it was a awesome look."
The reigning two-time Masters champion said he had nary doubts that DeChambeau improved nan statement for his backswing; and that his actions "didn’t look right."
"I deliberation there’s nary uncertainty that he improved nan statement of his backswing," McIlroy said. "Again, it’s like, whether it was sloppy aliases whether it was intentional, I don’t deliberation it matters. Hopefully it was careless, but I deliberation nan two-shot punishment was justified, for sure."
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his tee changeable connected nan 7th spread during nan 3rd time of nan British Open Golf championships astatine Royal Birkdale play nine successful Southport, England, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (Peter Morrison/AP)
Other golfers were a small much sympathetic to DeChambeau, arsenic erstwhile Open champion Xander Schauffele called nan business unfortunate.
"He said he didn’t do it intentionally, and it’s unfortunate that he sewage penalized because he was playing incredibly good and evidently he’s still playing incredibly well," Schauffele said, "so he’s evidently going to person thing to beryllium these adjacent 2 days."
DeChambeau responded to nan two-stroke punishment pinch a coagulated 3rd round, arsenic he went 1-under par to decorativeness nan time astatine 6-under for nan tournament. He is 4 strokes disconnected of Sam Burns, who leads astatine 10-under for nan tourney aft shooting 5-under par connected Saturday.
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Bryson DeChambeau of nan United States speaks to a rules agency earlier playing his changeable connected nan 18th spread during nan 3rd time of nan British Open Golf Championship astatine Royal Birkdale Golf Club successful Southport, England, connected Saturday, July 18, 2026. (Peter Morrison/AP)
If DeChambeau falls wrong 2 strokes of nan victor connected Sunday, nan sermon complete his two-stroke punishment will not dissipate anytime soon.
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McIlroy is tied for 30th astatine 2-under par for nan tournament, and would request an fantabulous information and a batch of thief to get himself into contention connected Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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