Did NBC golf analyst Brandel Chamblee treat Bryson DeChambeau fairly during the U.S. Open? Or did he let certain issues, namely DeChambeau’s alliance with LIV Golf, affect his commentary?
That issue sparked plenty of talk on social media during and after Sunday’s final round, which saw DeChambeau take home his second U.S. Open trophy. Most fans were convinced Chamblee was out to get DeChambeau.
There’s a history between the two. Chamblee has openly criticized DeChambeau in the past, specifically calling out his link to the Saudi-backed LIV. In 2022, he cited DeChambeau’s Christianity , and said, “I just wonder how he squares accepting money from a regime that is anti-Christian.”
And he’s been openly critical of the entire contingent of golfers who left for that circuit. Last year, when news broke of the proposed merger between LIV and the PGA Tour, Chamblee called it “one of the saddest days in the history of golf .”
So Chamblee, a former PGA Tour golfer, definitely has allegiances to that tour, while DeChambeau is one of the most prominent faces of LIV.