Brandel Chamblee shows his true colors when hearing Bryson DeChambeau point
Chamblee has talked before about DeChambeau and makes his opinion on him clear once again in Trey Wingo's podcast
Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner Brandel Chamblee has made his opinion very clear on Bryson DeChambeau, and it's not one that everyone will agree with.
Chamblee has made multiple claims about DeChambeau, the most recent being on Trey Wingo’s podcast, saying that DeChambeau hasn’t actually improved as a golfer since joining LIV Golf.
“I mean it’s not like he suddenly got better when he went to LIV. He got better when he changed caddie,” said Chamblee.
DeChambeau has remained competitive and very relevant in the sport, winning the US Open in 2024 and attempting to lead the United States to victory in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black last month. DeChambeau also switched caddies in the middle of the 2023 season.
Chamblee added on to his criticism of DeChambeau on the podcast.
“Look, I think Bryson is a compelling watch. But the idea that he is 'must watch TV' is poor. I mean nobody rushes to watch the TV when he's leading a LIV event. The ratings … nobody cares to watch him then, they just don't.”
Then he went even deeper into why people are watching DeChambeau.
“When he's going head to head with Rory, or Scottie Scheffler, they tune in. Are they tuning in for Bryson or Rory? Are they tuning into Bryson or Scottie?
"They watch to the tune of three, four, five million people when Rory and Scottie are playing in The Masters.
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Before the Ryder Cup, Chamblee also shared a few comments on DeChambeau, saying he is a “captain's nightmare” and an “odd-duck.”
DeChambeau responded after this, and seemed to take the high road.
“I think it's great. I think any time that people can throw stuff at me like that, I enjoy it. I appreciate it. I think it's good for ultimately the game of golf because it starts to spur conversation on," DeChambeau said. "Ultimately, on YouTube, you have to be verified to be able to subscribe and what not. So I don't think it's really that honest or true. But it is what it is."
DeChambeau has over 2.1M followers on TikTok and 2.47M subscribers on YouTube. DeChambeau has won two majors in his career, and hired Bodine just before the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in 2023.
Since hiring Bodine, he's had more runners-up finishes, top-5s and top-10s, and Chamblee seems to think that Bodine is the main reason DeChambeau has more accomplishments.