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KOHLER, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Bryson DeChambeau of team United States and Brooks Koepka of team United States attend the opening ceremony for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 23, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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KOHLER, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Bryson DeChambeau of team United States and Brooks Koepka of team United States attend the opening ceremony for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 23, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are reportedly friends. The startling revelation comes after the former answered some of his fans’ questions on social media, which included one on his present status with his once-nemesis. While it comes as an unexpected development, what caused the two golfers to subside their differences?
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Are Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau buddies?
The two former major championship winners were at loggerheads since Koepka’s infamous eye-roll at the PGA Championship, which fueled the fire in an already boiling pot. There have been many jibes and feuds since, but the enmity subsided after Team USA’s Ryder Cup victory at the Whistling Straits, where the two were teammates.
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But the arrival of LIV Golf changed everything, including, pitting Koepka and DeChambeau in the same boat. Yet, the pair never publicly announced their reconciliation, until today.
In the brief clip that has gone viral on the internet, Koepka is asked whether there was any lingering tension between him and DeChambeau. His answer? “We squashed. We’re good,” he revealed.
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Furthermore, the 4-time major championship winner revealed that he was on a daily talking basis with DeChambeau. “I actually talk to him quite frequently because of what’s going on here with LIV… pretty much on every other day basis,” he said.
“We’ve got good, open-minded communication. We’ve figured it all out and we’re good,” Koepka reiterated.
Brooks Koepka says he and Bryson have squashed their rivalry and now talk to each other “almost every day”.
If you’d have told me 2/3 years ago that the European Ryder Cup side would be divided and Bryson and Brooks would be bros, I wouldn’t have believed you. Life moves fast. pic.twitter.com/lCco5veLC4
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) February 24, 2023
The update certainly caught fans surprised, who were accustomed to seeing the pair trading insults on social media. Here’s a selection of the best reactions from golf netizens.
It’s golf. These guys aren’t changing the world.
— Paul 🇨🇦🦬 (@PAFinancial) February 24, 2023
well they have something in common…. has-beens on the PGA tour that couldn't make it any longer. But I guess they can both laugh all the way to the bank.
— Mega-MAGA Trickle Down (@JohnTortUS) February 24, 2023
… well, when ur both under excruciating fire and in the same foxhole, you find common ground quickly…
— Dave Quantock (@DaveQuantock) February 24, 2023
Phew…….I was struggling to get to sleep at night !!!!
— Stevie Hutch (@stevie_hutch) February 24, 2023
There is no rivalry when there isn’t anything that matters at stake
— Bodhi Finn Brown (@BodhiFinn) February 24, 2023
Peas in a pod. How appropriate.
— CFLNumber1Fan-Sharon (@CFLNumber1Fan) February 24, 2023
Wonder what their conversation is about liv ….?
— steve lytle (@stevemlytle) February 24, 2023
I can finally sleep well at night.
— dean (@dean12703587) February 24, 2023
The Brooks and Bryson beef was never real. And they got millions from the Match by pretending to hate each other
— Mac Smith (@MaccAttacc17) February 24, 2023
This is so cute @BKoepka , happy for you two !!!!!
— Michael Smith (@TheMshmitty) February 24, 2023
How did the animosity between Koepka and DeChambeau begin?
The earliest origin of the pair being discontent with each other was at the Dubai Desert Classic in January 2019. Taking an indirect swipe at DeChambeau over his slow play, Koepka was left unpleased.
It started out with the to-and-fro of jabs on social media, which were continued in press conferences and media coverage. The fans loved the newfound rivalry in the sport and it soon gained enough traction, something which neither golfer refused to back down on. It eventually culminated in an edition of ‘The Match’, where the two played against each other.
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