Is Bryson DeChambeau “Taking Advantage”?

The praise for Bryson DeChambeau flowed freely on Sunday night in the wake of his dominant six-stroke U.S.

After finishing up his Sunday at Winged Foot 12 shots behind DeChambeau in a tie for eighth, Rory McIlroy was asked what his reaction would be if he had been told ahead of the championship that the winner would hit just four of his last 21 fairways.

Whether that’s good or bad for the game, I don’t know, but it’s just—it’s not the way I saw this golf course being played or this tournament being played.

Yeah, he’s got full belief in what he’s doing, and it’s pretty impressive.” “So I think … about the guy, I think it’s brilliant, but I think he’s taken advantage of where the game is at the minute,” McIlroy said.

“Look, again, whether that’s good or bad, but it’s just the way it is.