{"id":435589,"date":"2025-06-30T05:49:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435589"},"modified":"2025-06-30T07:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:43:22","slug":"bryson-dechambeau-labels-royal-portrush-diabolical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/bryson-dechambeau-labels-royal-portrush-diabolical\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau Labels Royal Portrush \u201cDiabolical\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bryson DeChambeau has expressed how he feels about Royal Portrush, describing the golf course as \u201cdiabolical\u201d ahead of The Open Championship next month. The LIV golfer also admitted that he expects the Northern Irish links course to present one of the toughest tests of the season.<\/p>\n

DeChambeau Gives Brutal Assessment of Royal Portrush<\/h2>\n

Links golf courses are notoriously tough, and it\u2019s no surprise they can frustrate even the world\u2019s best players. The unpredictable coastal winds, firm fairways, deep bunkers, and thick rough create a true test of skill and patience unlike the more manicured layouts seen on the PGA Tour. DeChambeau struggled at the Royal Portrush course six years ago. The American openly shared his views when reporters asked for his opinion on Royal Portrush as a golf course.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played it last time around when Shane won. Yeah, it can be diabolical,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cDriver is key on that golf course in wind conditions, in side wind conditions. It\u2019s going to be a good test of controlling your golf ball, so I\u2019ve got to be in touch with my game. I\u2019ve got to have better feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeChambeau\u2019s previous experiences at Portrush have not been favorable as he failed to make the cut at his last appearance at the course in 2019. The American shot 74 and 73, finishing five over par and crashing out before the weekend. Meanwhile, Shane Lowry stormed to victory<\/a> with a stunning score of 15 under, leaving Tommy Fleetwood<\/a> six shots behind. His dominant display ranks among the most commanding major wins in recent memory.<\/p>\n

DeChambeau Disappointed, But Knows What To Do to Win the 2025 Open Championship<\/h2>\n

DeChambeau also assessed his chances of winning the British Open but says he knows what to do to give himself a good chance of winning at the \u201cdiabolical\u201d golf course.<\/p>\n

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Bryson DeChambeau fist bumps fans during the second round of the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. on June 13, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019d say I’m disappointed that I haven\u2019t won one yet,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve got to fine\u2013tune my game and focus on executing my shots the way I know I can on the golf course. I haven\u2019t been doing that recently. A little bit more due diligence on my side of the coin. Not taking things for granted and focusing on what I can do to give myself the best chance to win at the British Open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his pessimism about the course, he heads into the tournament with good confidence after an improved 2025 season so far. He put on a strong showing at The Masters, where he finished tied for fifth, and earned a second-place finish at the PGA Championship. Although DeChambeau struggled at the U.S. Open, he remains confident and well-prepared for success at Portrush.<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Ethan Morrison \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bryson DeChambeau has expressed how he feels about Royal Portrush, describing the golf course as \u201cdiabolical\u201d ahead of The Open Championship next month. The LIV golfer also admitted that he expects the Northern Irish links course to present one of the toughest tests of the season. DeChambeau Gives Brutal Assessment of Royal Portrush Links golf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5425,"featured_media":435596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,200],"tags":[121,83],"class_list":["post-435589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-liv-golf","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-the-open-championship"],"modified_by":"Ajayi Segun","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435589"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435610,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435589\/revisions\/435610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}