US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has been left “annoyed and disenchanted” after failing to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics regardless of being one of many world’s finest gamers this 12 months.
The 30-year-old fended off Northern Irish star Rory McIlroy, who missed two brutal putts on the ultimate three holes, to his win his second US Open title over the weekend, leaping to No. 10 on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) regardless of hardly ever enjoying occasions which earn factors.
Nonetheless, LIV Golf star DeChambeau missed out on one in all Workforce USA’s 4 spots for the Paris Video games, which get underway within the French capital subsequent month.
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The USA is allowed to take 4 males to the Olympics, with Scottie Scheffler (No. 1), Xander Schauffele (No. 3), Wyndham Clark (No. 5) and Collin Morikawa (No. 7) qualifying for the marquee occasion courtesy of their OWGR rating.
DeChambeau completed T6, second and first on the 12 months’s three majors, in comparison with Clark lacking two cuts and coming T56 on the US Open.
However given the Olympics choice standards is predicated on world rankings — a significant hinderance to DeChambeau given LIV Golf shouldn’t be recognised by the OWGT — Clark nonetheless bought the nod.
DeChambeau, who was ranked one hundred and fifty fifth on the finish of the 2023 season, expressed his disappointment throughout a latest look on The Pat McAfee Present.
Three years in the past, the American certified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics however was compelled to withdraw after contracting Covid-19.
“I’d like to characterize the USA,” DeChambeau stated.
“It was powerful for me to not go final time round due to Covid, simply a type of issues that occurred.
“Hopefully someday this sport of golf will get found out and are available again collectively, and I’ll be capable of play.
“I’m enjoying nice golf. I’m excited. Am I annoyed and disenchanted? Certain you might completely say that however I made the alternatives that I made and there’s penalties to that and I respect it.
“However hopefully it’s sooner relatively than later we determine that out so this nice sport of golf, we will get previous all of that and transfer ahead into exhibiting how superior this sport truly is across the globe.”
DeChambeau, who joined Saudi Arabian-backed circuit LIV Golf in 2022, nearly definitely would have positioned larger on the OWGR if he have been enjoying on the PGA Tour. LIV submitted an utility for its occasions to be eligible for OWGR factors, however the request was rejected final 12 months.
“Due to the backwards and forwards with the excursions and the World Golf Rankings and all that stuff, there’s a particular Olympic rating record, as effectively,” sports activities broadcaster Mike Tirico stated on NBC over the weekend.
“Bryson DeChambeau and the LIV guys aren’t part of that, and that’s a disappointment … he needs to be representing the U.S.
“Of every thing that has occurred with the game, there are unintended penalties which can be hurting the sport. And that’s one other one in all them.”
Former American golf star Brandel Chamblee agreed that it was an “unlucky” state of affairs, however provided no sympathy.
“The entire gamers that went to LIV, they effectively knew, they effectively knew that they have been going to a tour that didn’t qualify for World Rating factors,” he stated.
“They’ve made no concessions to achieve these factors by altering their format in such a method that they might.”
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In the meantime, golf coach and stats guru Lou Stagner stated the repeated absence of DeChambeau for Workforce USA will proceed to harm the nation.
“Not having Bryson DeChambeau on the Ryder cup staff was an enormous blunder. If he isn’t on the Presidents cup staff, that may also be an enormous blunder,” he wrote.
“He received’t be on the Olympic staff, which suggests the USA shouldn’t be sending it’s finest gamers. As a fan, I would like the very best gamers there.
“This must be mounted.”
Famend golf journalsit and writer Alan Shipnuck additionally expressed his disappointment.
“It’s a rattling disgrace the Olympics clung to such a flawed system. As an alternative of golf’s largest star – Bryson – chewing the surroundings in Paris we get…Wyndham Clark? Collin Morikawa?! Uggghhh,” he wrote.
DeChambeau might want to wait till the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, which might be staged at Riviera Nation Membership, for an additional alternative to characterize his nation on the Video games.