Paige Spiranac has accused NBC analyst Brandel Chamblee of having “hatred” toward Bryson DeChambeau following his US Open victory.
DeChambeau recorded the second major victory of his career in North Carolina on Sunday, taking advantage of a brutal implosion by Rory McIlroy to top the standings at Pinehurst.
Golf influencer Spiranac took issue with Chamblee referring to DeChambeau as “lucky” when he emerged victorious on Sunday.
“For Brandel to say that ‘good luck’ is the reason Bryson won the US Open is crazy.” She doesn’t even try to hide her hatred for him. Smh (Shakes my head),’ Spiranac wrote on X on Sunday night, moments after DeChambeau made the victory official.
While DeChambeau needed McIlroy to release him, he took advantage in brilliant style, most notably with a sublime screamer in the bunker on 18 to finally deliver tournament glory.
Bryson DeChambeau poses with the trophy after spectacularly winning the US Open
Paige Spiranac (left) accused NBC analyst Brandel Chamblee (right) of hating DeChambeau
Golf influencer Spiranac criticized Chamblee on her social media account on Sunday.
DeChambeau later joined Chamblee and NBC to chat about his big win, and although at one point the golfer joked with Chamblee about the state of his irons, the interview seemed to be conducted mostly in good humor.
However, other fans agreed with Spiranac. One took X and wrote at a similar time: ‘Brandel Chamblee hates Bryson DeChambeau. He is beyond unprofessional.
“I pray that an NBC producer will reach into his ear and say, ‘You know you’re making this obvious, right?’
Another said: “Take Brandel Chamblee off the stream and just trash Bryson every chance you get.”
But they both have history. Chamblee is a vocal critic of the Saudi-backed LIV tour that DeChambeau is on and has previously criticized him.
Back in 2022, talking about what was reported DeChambeau signed $100 million to join LIV, Chamblee was quoted as saying: “More recently, he (DeChambeau) has been talking about how he found God and became a Christian and I wonder how he adjusts to accepting money from a regime that is anti-Christian.” “. .
‘You can’t take out a Bible in Riyadh without going to jail. They are misogynists, they are anti-Semitic, there is no freedom of expression.
“He talks about his charities, about coming home to do things, but in the meantime he receives money from people who oppress the things he claims to defend, which are philanthropic companies. That’s where the money comes from.
‘He says he will have a new legacy. He will definitely have a new legacy, and it will be tarnished like a 100-year-old silver trophy that has remained untouched in a closet.”