Scheffler has ton to say about DeChambeau | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler informed the media he has a “ton to say” concerning the Bryson DeChambeau penalty dispute at The Open Championship, though he selected to maintain back quite than categorical his opinions publicly.

DeChambeau obtained a penalty for enhancing his lie when he performed Royal Birkdale’s fifth gap on Friday, with officers figuring out he had flattened long grass behind his ball. DeChambeau was livid about the ruling, which was issued after his spherical concluded, and he vehemently objected when officers introduced him back to the placement of the alleged infraction.

He subsequently went to the apply vary and continued hitting pictures as night time approached, refusing to reply questions from the media after seemingly hinting he would possibly pull out of the competitors, with Rory McIlroy pulling no punches with his verdict on the LIV Golf star.

His objections postponed the announcement of the third-round beginning instances, sparking frustration among opponents, and DeChambeau’s conduct was condemned by McIlroy, who criticized the LIV Golf participant for “holding the tournament hostage.”

World No. 1 Scheffler, who was paired with DeChambeau during the opening two rounds, was questioned about his perspective on the matter, and he supplied an enigmatic reply.

“I was out practicing [when it happened],” he said. “I was playing with him yesterday. I don’t really have a ton to say on it. Actually, I do have a ton to say. I haven’t decided exactly what I want to say publicly yet.

“I do have some ideas. I do not actually really feel like now is the time or place for me to remark. We’re in the center of a event, and I’m centered on what I need to do. I need to exit tomorrow and shoot a low spherical. I’m probably not going to increase on it an excessive amount of.”

When questioned whether he would share his perspective at a future time, he responded: “I do not know. It’s just a powerful scenario, I believe. Like I said, I’ve a respectable quantity of ideas, but most likely nothing that I’m involved with proper now.

“Yeah, just feel like it’s not a road I want to go down today. I have a tournament to focus on, and I’m going to go hit a few balls and hit a few putts. It’s my job to go out there and shoot a low round tomorrow. Anything outside of that is outside my control.”

Scheffler carded an even-par 70 on Saturday, leaving him six strokes behind 54-hole chief Sam Burns. DeChambeau, by distinction, sits tied for sixth at six under following a spherical of 69.

Scheffler hasn’t deserted hope of making a Sunday surge. He acknowledged: “I feel like I’m playing a lot better than my score. That part is frustrating, but knowing my game is in a good spot is a good feeling as well.

“There have been instances this yr when I really feel like I used to be getting a lot out of my recreation. This week looks like a week in which I’m enjoying a lot better than my rating.

“A little bit frustrating, but if I continue to do this and hole some putts tomorrow, I could shoot a really low round and move my way up the leaderboard.”