Bryson DeChambeau hit by Open warning as he declares it's 'not rocket science' to fix key issue
Bryson DeChambeau believes it's not rocket science to weed-out slow-play slackers after he was hit by a time warning at Royal Portrush.
The American star was not impressed at being called-out on the penultimate hole of his third Open round.
DeChambeau and his fellow Claret Jug contenders were not best pleased at the dreadfully-slow rounds over the opening two days and he's made his feelings crystal clear on the situation after his Saturday clock watch.
He said: 'It's very simple. It's not difficult at all. You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round.
'Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I'd love to be timed and I have no problem with that.
"My putting, I'm more deliberate, take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots, off the tee, I'm pretty fast. It's like DJ [Dustin Johnson]. He's really slow on the putting greens and then he's incredibly fast on his full swing shots, second shots into it.
'He timed me on the 17th after I striped the drive down there. The 16th, difficult hole, I got up-and-down in a difficult spot. I understand we were struggling with pace the whole day. I was moving my butt as fast as I could. The greens were really tricky.
"I was trying to read them right. We just kept losing time. Unfortunately, on the 16-17 exchange, you've got a downhill drivable hole you can play pretty quick if you get in the right spot.
'They did that, we just lost more time to the group in front of us and they put us on the clock, which is unfortunate.
"Everybody plays a different style of game and that's just the way it is. I wish it was just a new system. I think it would be more fair towards everybody. If somebody is playing slower, the guy can go up to him and say: Hey, man, you're over par with your time.
'All you do is you just time them for every single shot. He gets there and puts the bag down and how long it takes him to hit that shot and how long it takes him to walk to the green. It's not rocket science.
'You time how long someone takes individually and then you separate that from the other person playing. You start/stop on him the whole entire thing. It's one way. I'm not saying it's the answer. I'm definitely not somebody that has the most experience or knowledge on it. I hope there's a better system out there at some point in time.
'Once you start penalising individuals for consecutively taking too much time. I can tell you, first two rounds it was out of control from what I saw. That's the way people play.'
DeChambeau will finish off his Major season on Sunday without bagging one, but, although disappointed, he has a Ryder Cup to focus upon as well as his LIV commitments.
He said: 'It gives me a lot of time to get ready for next year. This go round, this off-season, I do truly believe that I'll have the resources and technology to get exactly what I'll need for next year's major season. I was not prepared this year. I tried, but it didn't work.
'I think we'll have a very good shot at being ready for the Ryder Cup, which would be awesome. We're looking at early September to have everything kind of ready.'
DeChambeau is determined to get the most out of his Portrush experience both on and off the course before he leaves Northern Ireland and returns to the United States.
He said: 'It's been nice this week. We're on the beach. I'm going down to the beach. I think we're going to go to Giant's Causeway. That will be fun.
'I'm going to check that out, then hit some golf balls and get ready for the final stretch of LIV golf for me.'
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