DeChambeau: entitled baby?

I'm not one to be very public in any negative thoughts I have about pro golfers, but DeChambeau's behavior this weekend at the 3M was petulant and child-like, and unfortunately it's not the first time I've seen it from this media-declared "golf genius". He acts as if he has a RIGHT to every good break and should be immune from his "science" not working precisely as he thinks it's supposed to....just a very bad look to see him giving disgusted talks to holes/pins and muttering to himself like he's Mr. Large and In-Charge!

He supplanted Spieth this weekend in my mind as pro golf's whiniest horse's rear-end. His walkaway when Wolff drained the winning putt, on camera, was highly petulant....contrast that to Phil's grace when Stewart drained a 20 footer to beat him in a US Open.

Does this thread come with popcorn?

If I say yes will you delete this thread?

Followed him at the U.S. Open at Pebble. Based on his interaction with fans I would say the OP is not correct. I found Bryson to be engaging and funny. He was high-fiving everyone, passing out balls etc. I did a total 180 on him after following him in person.

My experiences watching him have pretty much matched some of the more critical posts on this forum. BAD temper, BAD manners, BAD etiquette, BAD sportsmanship. He’s BAD.

I love the way people judge people they don't know.

Unless you know someone first hand, have person to person contact and interactions with this person, truth is you don't have the right to judge anyone in the first place.

He's not my favorite golfer but the guy works his a** off and is trying to be the best he can be and what he does. Are you?

People react differently to certain situations. I'd say that Bryson was genuinely shocked to fine that Mat Wolff made that eagle. As far as the whining goes …… golf will make you whine, mutter and curse. I speak from experience. LOL!

I like bryson. I think he is a strange dude and plays slow. I think he is intense and everyone loved that about tiger. Bryson just does it so different that it rubs many wrong. I don't like bad behavior but I have not really every seen whatnot would call bad golf behavior. The camera was on him at the ed of the round as Wolff drained that monster putt. All he said was "he made it? Shoot". "Guess we are done". Then started shaking hands. That was pretty pleasing and respectful in my eyes.

You are way off OP. You’re not in a position to judge if your opinion is just based on TV coverage.

Just watched his reaction to the Wolfe putt dropping. Seemed fine to me.

> @QuigleyDU said:

>.... The camera was on him at the ed of the round as Wolff drained that monster putt. All he said was "he made it? Shoot". "Guess we are done". Then started shaking hands. That was pretty pleasing and respectful in my eyes.

I'm not really a fan, but agree with this comment.

When I saw the footage my first thought also was he was being a ******, but when you heard the audio, agree it was a fairly mild and classy response.

DeChambaby?

His 'job' isn't to act and conduct himself how you see fit. Perhaps you'd like it if he acted more like Stricker or Luke Donald and that's totally understandable as they're both easy to root for. But I really like it when we get someone not so cookie cutter a la Bubba, Sergio, and now Bryson. Their honesty isn't always the best look for them but it's refreshing.

Not that we or they should care too much. They're just working after all.

I'm amazed that many people continue to believe Phil's reactions are always 100% genuine.

I'm not a DeChambeau fan but I don't see any problem with his reaction.

LOL

> @jc4birdie said:

> He supplanted Spieth this weekend in my mind as pro golf's whiniest horse's rear-end. His walkaway when Wolff drained the winning putt, on camera, was highly petulant....contrast that to Phil's grace when Stewart drained a 20 footer to beat him in a US Open.

What on earth are you talking about? It sure looks like he embraced Wolff on his win

Haters gonna hate.

If you're Retief Goosen ice cool, you're considered boring.

If you're a 4 time major champion, who is quite bland in interviews, you're boring.

Can't please everyone.

I’m not a fan but watching him interact on the course with the cameraman the other day and running around the fairway and a few interactions I’ve seen with fans I don’t agree. I’m sure there’s a lot of golfers at all levels who yell at the hole, the break, the course conditions, etc when something doesn’t go right

My former club hosts a PGA tour event. All I know is that there was universal acclaim from the club staff and employees about what a great guy Dechambeau is and how well he treated them. Well beyond the standard. No, I don't think he is an entitled baby.

He stayed around to congradulate wolff on his win. He is a little different, but at least he is real

He seems to go from one extreme to the other. At moments, he seems like a nice guy at others, a complete **** (pick your own four letter word as appropriate).

I'm not a huge fan of him but do I think that he makes professional golf more entertaining? Yes I do.

The general consensus these days is that there are no characters in the game anymore. They are all to perfect and focused on not doing anything to upset sponsors that it is rare for someone to come along that does anything out of the ordinary. When one does, we end up with threads like this.

> @jc4birdie said:

> I'm not one to be very public in any negative thoughts I have about pro golfers, but DeChambeau's behavior this weekend at the 3M was petulant and child-like, and unfortunately it's not the first time I've seen it from this media-declared "golf genius". He acts as if he has a RIGHT to every good break and should be immune from his "science" not working precisely as he thinks it's supposed to....just a very bad look to see him giving disgusted talks to holes/pins and muttering to himself like he's Mr. Large and In-Charge!

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> He supplanted Spieth this weekend in my mind as pro golf's whiniest horse's rear-end. His walkaway when Wolff drained the winning putt, on camera, was highly petulant....contrast that to Phil's grace when Stewart drained a 20 footer to beat him in a US Open.

More whining about whining ?

Troll two fer - nails Bryson and Jordan.

Just when we'd gone about a day without a "I hate so and so" thread.

My only complaint would be slow play if I was in his group or behind him. What I like is he is a competitor and not a choker. Also, he seems to learn from his mistakes. Btw, Rahm is very much the same regarding intensity, and learning from mistakes.

Something I’m confused about: several people have argued that the OP isn’t qualified to judge/criticize based on TV coverage. By that logic, are people not qualified to be fans of golfers based solely off tv coverage? I mean for the vast majority of the golfing public TV is the only interaction they have with players and thus the only means they have of deciding which players they like and which they do not.

My big complaint with BAD is his pace of play. No matter how he tries to talk around the issue or explain it away he's a slow player. Period. As far as yesterday - it takes a pretty good player to know he needs eagle at the last to have a shot to win or playoff and he did it. His eagle there was the 6th of the day according to CBS so while they were doable they were still the exception. Bryson had every right to expect to be in nothing worse than a playoff. So mentally he was still preparing for a playoff when informed that Wolff had made the eagle to win. I don't have an issue with his reaction.

> @Circaflex said:

> > @jc4birdie said:

> > He supplanted Spieth this weekend in my mind as pro golf's whiniest horse's rear-end. His walkaway when Wolff drained the winning putt, on camera, was highly petulant....contrast that to Phil's grace when Stewart drained a 20 footer to beat him in a US Open.

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> What on earth are you talking about? It sure looks like he embraced Wolff on his win

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After seeing this , just closed the thread!

I don’t like his hat.

> @" SwooshLT" said:

> > @Circaflex said:

> > > @jc4birdie said:

> > > He supplanted Spieth this weekend in my mind as pro golf's whiniest horse's rear-end. His walkaway when Wolff drained the winning putt, on camera, was highly petulant....contrast that to Phil's grace when Stewart drained a 20 footer to beat him in a US Open.

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> > What on earth are you talking about? It sure looks like he embraced Wolff on his win

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> After seeing this , just closed the thread!

Mic drop!