PAIGE SPIRANAC has hit out at criticism of Bryson DeChambeau ahead of the Ryder Cup.
The golf influencer has defended the two-time major winner on the eve of the competition.
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The golfer was criticised for his character[/caption]
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DeChambeau was questioned by Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee, who claimed the LIV Golf star could prove a distraction.
He also suggested DeChambeau could be a difficult player to be paired with – something Spiranac denied.
She wrote on X: “Brandel saying Bryson is a “captain’s nightmare” is such a weird take.
“He’s the perfect person for this type of team event.
“He gets the people going!
“Will be fun to watch his matches this week.”
Chamblee praised DeChambeau’s ability as a golfer but he feels his character could prove to be a problem.
He said: “This is one of the reasons why I think he’s gonna be such a difficult person to get paired with.
“No doubt he’s one hell of a golfer. No doubt.
“He has his moments of generosity with fans I’ve heard about.
“But he’s an odd duck when he’s trying to blend in with the team and he has so many potential bulletin board mistakes.
“And I think he would be a captain’s nightmare.”
Team Europe‘s Rory McIlroy suggested earlier this week DeChambeau can only get attention by “mentioning other people.”
Chamblee was unimpressed by DeChambeau’s response, which saw the LIV golf star champion his popular YouTube channel.
“I thought it was pretty poignant there when he asked about the retort of Rory that he didn’t mention the goal this week of a Ryder Cup,” Chamblee continued.
“Nope. He didn’t do that. He didn’t talk about playing on a team and how much that meant. Nope. He didn’t do that.
“What he did do was talk about his YouTube channel, which, you know, if we want to talk about the numbers that are generated from that it’s pretty dubious.
“I have no doubt that bots are generating a lot of those those views, there may be some interest as well.
“But that’s what he wants to talk about not the team not the Ryder Cup.”
