A brief history of Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeaus heated rivalry

By Charles Curtis |

May 25, 2021 8:23 am

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Thanks to a previously unaired interview from the 2021 PGA Championship that went VERY viral on Monday night, we saw just how much Brooks Koepka dislikes Bryson DeChambeau.

As DeChambeau walks behind Koepka and interrupts a Golf Channel interview, Koepka rolls his eyes and cursed and MAN he was so annoyed.

The thing is, this is far from the first time it’s been Brooks vs. Bryson over the past few years. So let’s take a quick look back at the rivalry that’s exploded, especially as golf fans wish so much for the two of them to face off in a final pairing someday:

Back in 2019, a bunch of PGA Tour players ripped DeChambeau for slow play, including Koepka. Apparently, DeChambeau told Koepka’s caddie to tell Brooks that he should make those comments to his face if he wanted to bring it up.

Was standing on the putting green with Koepka’s caddie earlier when an irritated Bryson DeChambeau walked up & told him to tell his boss to make any comment about slow play “to my face”. Brooks arrived soon after, got the message & ambled over for a chat with the scientist.

— Eamon Lynch (@eamonlynch) August 11, 2019

He actually said, “Let’s be honest, we know who would win that fight and it’s not me. Let me tell you right now — he’d kick my (butt).”

Some Quick Hits on Slow Play! World No. 1 @BKoepka & @b_dechambeau join @ESPNCaddie & Pat Perez to sound off on a variety of topics surrounding slow play. Hear the full interview on Sirius XM OnDemand! pic.twitter.com/HQ96SrNnl2

— SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio (@SiriusXMPGATOUR) August 14, 2019