Brooks Koepka couldn’t help himself.
Speaking after his second round at the British Open, the four-time major champion trolled rival Bryson DeChambeau following troubles with his driver. DeChambeau openly criticised his club yesterday after an opening-round 1-over 70.
In comments he has now taken back, DeChambeau declared his driver “sucks” but later apologised after a fiery backlash from manufacturer Cobra.
Koepka, who finished with three straight birdies to move to five under, subtly jabbed DeChambeau when asked about his round.
“I thought the wind died down compared to yesterday I didn’t think it was as bad so you can be a little bit more aggressive. “Drove the ball great,” Koepka said on Golf Channel with a slight grin.
“Love my driver. Everything is going really well.”
Koepka then had another go on social media, tweeting on Saturday morning: “Driving into the weekend!”.
DeChambeau went into more detail about his “unprofessional” behaviour following the second round.
“I made a mistake and as time goes on I’ll look back on this as a growing moment for me personally,” DeChambeau said.
“Hopefully I can make the right things go on from here on out. I didn’t mean it, it was in a heated situation and I feel really bad about it.
“They work incredibly hard and I know that. For me, I misspoke and I feel really bad about it. I hope we can move on in the right direction. I know we will, I will say and do all the right things for Cobra-Puma because they mean the world to me, they have done a lot for me.
DeChambeau says driver ‘sucks’
“I’ll say it again; I’m very, very sorry. I misspoke in a heated moment. That got the best of me. We are working hard to do the best we possibly can.”
Dechambeau confirmed his relationship with Cobra will endure the slip up.
“They are fine,” he added.
“It’s one of those things in the moment. We have been working for a long time, for four years, on the driver and still haven’t had the exact one that has it work for me at 195mph ball speed.
“We are still working on it and I know we will get there, it’s just going to take some time. Yesterday I wasn’t driving it particularly well and it got the best of me unfortunately.”
Koepka and DeChambeau’s running feud will be under the microscope later this year when both players take to the course for the USA against Europe in the Ryder Cup.
“I can put it aside for business. If we’re going to be on the same team, I can deal with anybody in the world for a week,” Koepka said leading into this weekend’s tournament.
“I’m not playing with him. I’m pretty sure we’re not going to be paired together; put it that way.
“I don’t think we’re going to be high-fiving and having late-night conversations. I do my thing, he does his thing. We’re on the same team, but it’s not an issue at all.”
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