While revealing that he¡¯s not a fan of Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy said Saturday he had no doubt that the two-time major champion deserved to be penalized for improving ¡°the ?area of his intended swing¡± in tall grass on the fifth hole at the British Open on Friday.
McIlroy, the two-time reigning Masters champion and a six-time major champion, was in the players¡¯ lounge watching on TV with other golfers when DeChambeau stamped down on different patches of tall grass near his ball on the fifth hole at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
¡°As soon as he made the step into the ball, we all sort of looked at each other, ?and we were like, ¡¯That didn¡¯t seem right,¡¯¡± McIlroy said. ¡°Then when I heard that he was called in by the rules officials, I think ?it was ?pretty obvious for why.¡±
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