JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Bryson DeChambeau knew what to expect following his third round at The Northern Trust, and he had his own message to add to the viral pace-of-play kerfuffle.
DeChambeau was widely criticized on social media after Friday’s second round when a video surfaced showing him taking more than two minutes to line up an 8-foot putt on the eighth green.
DeChambeau responded to the criticism on Saturday, said he is not a slow player and that the real problem is with the PGA Tour’s pace-of-play policy.
“It's really kind of unfortunate the way it's perceived because there's a lot of other guys that take a lot of time,” said DeChambeau, who shot a third-round 71 and was eight strokes off the lead.