McIlroy accuses DeChambeau of trying to 'hold the tournament hostage' at British Open‎

The world No. 2 didn’t hold back when asked for his thoughts on DeChambeau’s conduct late Friday, when the American was involved in a lengthy, heated post-round exchange with rules officials as they reviewed whether he had inadvertently improved the path of his swing on the fifth hole. DeChambeau was penalized two shots and there were doubts over whether he would show up for the weekend. “I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson,” McIlroy told reporters after shooting a 1-under 69 in the third round.