{"id":50294,"date":"2026-07-17T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/how-tiger-woods-helped-set-a-precedent-for-bryson-dechambeaus-actions-at-this-years-british-open\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:01:12","slug":"how-tiger-woods-helped-set-a-precedent-for-bryson-dechambeaus-actions-at-this-years-british-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/how-tiger-woods-helped-set-a-precedent-for-bryson-dechambeaus-actions-at-this-years-british-open\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tiger Woods helped set a precedent for Bryson DeChambeau&#8217;s actions at this year&#8217;s British Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/how-tiger-woods-helped-set-a-precedent-for-bryson-dechambeaus-actions-at-this-years-british-open\/#Tiger_Woods_helped_set_a_precedent_for_Bryson_DeChambeaus_actions_at_the_British_Open\" >Tiger Woods helped set a precedent for Bryson DeChambeau&#8217;s actions at the British Open<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/how-tiger-woods-helped-set-a-precedent-for-bryson-dechambeaus-actions-at-this-years-british-open\/#Bryson_DeChambeau_ready_to_end_big_British_Open_nightmare\" >Bryson DeChambeau ready to end big British Open nightmare<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bryson DeChambeau continues to garner attention for his actions both off and on the course after the first round of the British Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau got off to a very strong start to the tournament, entering the second round in fourth place on the leaderboard with a 3-under 67.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, the LIV Golf star continued his controversial dealings with the media after the opening round, coincidentally reminiscent of golf legend Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tiger_Woods_helped_set_a_precedent_for_Bryson_DeChambeaus_actions_at_the_British_Open\"><\/span>Tiger Woods helped set a precedent for Bryson DeChambeau&#8217;s actions at the British Open<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As he did at the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, DeChambeau declined to speak to television or the press at Royal Birkdale on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>However, he agreed to an interview with R&#038;A officials with pre-approved questions, in which he briefly analyzed his start to the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau also shared the joy of playing with Scottie Scheffler, and that pairing was scheduled to continue Friday with Tyrrell Hatton.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this is by no means the first time a player has taken such a unique approach to the media.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, golf icon Woods refused to speak to the media before the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he answered questions from fans via Facebook and Twitter in a video on his website.<\/p>\n<p>That was right after he finished T40 at the Masters. During that time, Woods was criticized for kicking the club after a poor tee shot on the par-3 16th hole of the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Woods missed out on a spot at the Wells Fargo Championship, but DeChambeau will likely avoid that fate at the British Open Championship.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bryson_DeChambeau_ready_to_end_big_British_Open_nightmare\"><\/span>Bryson DeChambeau ready to end big British Open nightmare<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, DeChambeau couldn&#8217;t avoid that fate in each of the past three majors this season.<\/p>\n<p>He finished 6-over at the Masters, 7-over at the PGA Championship and 5-over at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;expand&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;lightbox-open&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Kate McShane\/R&#038;A\/R&#038;A, Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The three missed cuts represented a disastrous lack of form on the big stage, and the American then acted badly off course by skipping media duties.<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau himself admits he still has a lot of golf left to play at Royal Birkdale, but it would take a monumental collapse to miss the cut again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more:<\/strong> Tyrrell Hatton makes strong statement about Bryson DeChambeau after round of 67 in British Open opener<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryson DeChambeau continues to garner attention for his actions both off and on the course after the first round of the British Open. DeChambeau got off to a very strong start to the tournament, entering the second round in fourth place on the leaderboard with a 3-under 67. advertisement However, the LIV Golf star continued [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}