Brandel Chamblee launches brutal attack on new target after vocal LIV Golf criticism
PGA Tour
pro turned commentator, has been notably vocal over the past few years
regarding his disapproval of the LIV Golf circuit.
Last July, he went public to say: "LIV Golf has been detrimental to the competitiveness of (players') careers when they compete at the highest level." But this week, Chamblee's grievances found a new target: the LPGA tour and the setup at a key hole during the Chevron Championship.
The seasoned analyst,
who previously questioned Rory McIlroy's ability,
expressed disappointment on social media about how the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands,
Texas
, was presented. It comes after
Bryson DeChambeau fumed over the course at LIV Mexico.
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"Hate to see a major end the way Chevron did today," Chamblee remarked on Twitter. "Why is there a grandstand so close to the back edge of a closing hole par 5 that players can hit in two?
"It allows players to bounce into the grandstands but also forces everyone all week to walk in the same area, no doubt chewing up the spot where players have to chip from."
His comments came after a near-miss incident involving Ariya Jutanugarn, who narrowly avoided hitting a spectator, and then lost the championship in a playoff round.
Chamblee elucidated his criticism, noting; "Ariya Jutanugarn's ball should have been off the back of the green some ten yards, leaving a basic chip, but instead was in a horrid lie from which she whiffed her chip and then lost in a playoff."
Mao Saigo poses with the trophy after winning the Chevron Championship
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Mao Saigo ultimately clinched the victory, outplaying four competitors in the tense playoff, marking her inaugural win on the tour as 2024's LPGA Rookie of the Year seeks to make her presence known.
Saigo claimed victory after a birdie on the first playoff hole. She excitedly shared, "I did my best to calm down and I shot and it went in."
Jutanugarn was poised for triumph throughout the final round but stumbled with a bogey on the 18th hole. Reflecting on the game, she remarked, "The front nine was very solid especially with the eagle, but back nine just couple mistakes on par 5 that I made; two bogeys."
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Golf Channel's lead analyst Chamblee, who occasionally provides insights for NBC Sports, has under his belt one PGA Tour win and several notable major performances from his pro days.
He hasn't shied away from critiquing those golfers who've recently defected to the breakaway LIV Golf series. "With the exception of DeChambeau, not one LIV player managed a top-five in a major in 2024," Chamblee aired his views on X last summer.
Expanding on Bryson's season, he added, "Bryson is without a doubt one of the most compelling figures in the game, and his newfound engagement with the fans was a highlight of the major season, but on the whole LIV players were a huge disappointment in the 2024 majors."
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