PGA Tour: It’s time to stop trash talking Bryson DeChambeau

Most people know I’m not too fond of Bryson DeChambeau. He is just one of my least favorite guys on the PGA Tour for numerous reasons — another column for another time.

However, after reading Twitter and a few other articles, it’s clear, so many people have taken this “Brooksie” thing way too far. There is a fine line between trash-talking and rudeness.

Whether I  like him or not, DeChambeau played one heck of a golf tournament in Baltimore and couldn’t close. Patrick Cantlay’s putter got hot, and DeChambeau’s went cold. That doesn’t mean he sucks or that he choked — it just wasn’t his time to win again.

I  can give credit where credit is due, and DeChambeau deserves it this week, and I  have no problem saying it.

He earned being the No.3 guy in the FedEx Cup points and took arguably one of the best putters on Tour to six playoff holes, and people should be excited for him.

Have I  trash-talked him in the past? Oh yeah, you bet I  have. I’ve even probably taken it too far sometimes on Twitter. Will I  ever really genuinely like him? Probably not, but for now, it’s more of a respect thing for me.

I’m drawing the line here at the Brooksie crap, though, because he earned a lot of respect from me on Sunday. It’s time to put that to bed and call it a day. Let him do his thing and let Brooks Koepka do his.

After reading  ESPN writer Kevin Van Valkenburg’s column about DeChambeau and what happened after the final round today, I  was mad. There are so many miserable people in this world that cannot stand when someone’s different.

I’m tired of the hate. I’m over the constant trash talking. It’s time to stop this feud that so many “fans” continue. End it and get back to respecting these professional golfers who sacrifice so much to do this.

During the event, the broadcast team mentioned there were a ton of fans out there cheering for him, and even the PGA Tour’s social media was buzzing with fun and light-hearted videos featuring DeChambeau.

However, there was a different story for people at the event. So many golf reporters and people, in general, talked about how it was Brooksie this and just a lot of hate.

As the day drew on and he made a mistake at 14, you could see things start weighing on him. Was it the bad shot, or was it people that viewers couldn’t hear hassling him? Either way, no professional golfer should feel like they have to be under that much pressure.

I know pro golfers are under a lot of pressure anyway and have a lot of money riding on these events, but there is a massive difference.

With so many athletes stepping forward discussing their mental health and why it matters, professional golfers like DeChambeau should also be able to. Even if he acts like this stuff doesn’t bother him, it clearly does.

There is no sense in this anymore because it’s truly getting under his skin, and if we’re going to understand other athletes’ mental struggles, DeChambeau should be on that list as well.  DeChambeau is different. We all know that, but let him do his thing. Stop judging and ridiculing him when he chooses to do things his way ‚— it goes for me as well.