DeChambeau is entitled to an exemption from the press

On the PGA Tour, DeChambeau won the US Open major in eight championships, currently shooting the farthest – 321.7 yards on average. The UK is ranked seventh in the world (OWGR table).

“We obviously want Bryson to give interviews as usual, especially when he’s outstanding. But given the situation he’s in right now, I think everyone needs to keep their distance,” Jay Monahan – The PGA Tour envoy stated the above view Golf Channel August 31st.

In May, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, because of mental health, took the initiative to quit the press conference – a mandatory obligation for all players – after winning the first round of Roland Garros. She then dropped out of the competition after being fined $15,000 by the Organizing Committee.

But the PGA Tour is more open than Roland Garros in terms of players’ responsibility to the media. “In any situation, we also take the players as the center, try to cooperate to understand their thoughts and aspirations. We have not counted the fines,” the most powerful person on the PGA Tour affirmed. determined.

DeChambeau ignored it, especially the print press, and only received the PGA Tour’s media partners during the past three months, counting from WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Two days before this event, he said he was not in a hurry to get the Covid-19 vaccine because he was young, healthy and wanted to give it to someone in need. After the speech, DeChambeau was strongly criticized by “Twitter public opinion”.

In addition to the media, the golfer born in 1993 was constantly mocked by the audience. Two days ago, the PGA Tour updated its code of conduct for field fans, which banned the chanting of “Brooksie” – the “keyword” in the feud between DeChambeau and his colleague Brooks Koepka..

Quoc Huy