Rory McIlroy offered his congratulations to Bryson DeChambeau on Monday after the pair reunited at Royal Troon for the first time since last month's US Open battle. McIlroy was agonisingly denied his first major championship in 10 years at Pinehurst No. 2, squandering a two-shot lead with just five holes to play to DeChambeau.
The American went on to win the event by a shot ahead of the Northern Irishman, landing his second major title following a dramatic final round. For McIlroy the ending was a tough one to take, and left the Pinehurst site within minutes of DeChambeau rolling in his final putt, opting to skip his post-championship media duties. READ MORE: Bryson DeChambeau's honest reaction as LIV Golf teammate gifts Sergio Garcia victory READ MORE: Rory McIlroy and others in race against time after controversial PGA Tour decision On the back of his heartbreak, the 35-year-old decided to then take a break from competing before returning at last week's Scottish Open in the build-up to The Open Championship.
Five weeks on from the US Open clash McIlroy crossed paths with DeChambeau for the first time when arriving at Troon. Opening up on their private chat, DeChambeau told reporters: "I said hello to [McIlroy] yesterday, and we talked. He said congrats.
Everything is great there." Looking forward to yet another major clash this week, the LIV Golf star went on: "He is a fierce competitor. "I know he's going to give the fans, give everybody as much as he can this week.
I'm go.
