Rory McIlroy has launched a stinging verbal attack on his great rival Bryson DeChambeau, accusing the American superstar of being "performative" and holding the British Open "hostage" over his rules controversy at Royal Birkdale.
The Northern Irishman again admitted to his dislike of the two-time US Open champion as he launched into a candid rebuke of DeChambeau's behaviour on Friday night amid the drama over the American's two-stroke penalty.
After he'd finished his third round on Saturday, McIlroy was asked about DeChambeau's battle over the penalty imposed by rules officials for him inadvertently improving his backswing path by trampling some high grass.
