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Max Homa Reveals What He Thinks About Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka’s Rivalry

Published 10/08/2021, 12:23 PM EDT

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We have seen a lot of twists and turns in Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka’s relationship. Now, both these players recently announced their 12-hole face-off. This event is known as “The Match” and is scheduled to be played just after thanksgiving. For some fans, the feud between Bryson and Brooks was all about publicity and PIP Fund. On the other hand, few fans feel the beef between the two was real, and things got better slightly because of the Ryder Cup.

But the mystery around their actual relationship continues. However, players on the Tour might have some idea about their relationship. Hence, recently, Max Homa, a prominent Tour player, recently revealed what Tour pros feel about Bryson/Brooks’ relationship. 

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“I really enjoyed it for sure in the beginning,” says Max Homa

Max Homa was recently a guest speaker on GOLF’s Subpar podcast. There, the host asked him what does he or other Tour pros think about Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka’s rivalry. 

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“I really enjoyed it for sure in the beginning,” he said. “This stuff was hilarious. I was playing with some guys at the Memorial when the Brooksy thing first began. Seeing him harassed is not funny, but I mean, when I saw the whole video come out, I was like, wow, Brooks is really going at this guy.”

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However, after a while, Max said, this proved exhausting for tour pros because the origins of this feud confused them. No one really knew the exact reason for this rivalry. “This week is good. I think it was getting a little drawn out and played out,” Homa said. “Just because none of us gets it. I don’t get it. I was just lost. And I don’t like being lost.”

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Was Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka’s rivalry a publicity stunt?

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Furthermore, they asked Homa whether this feud was all a publicity stunt for PIP Fund and for “The Match,” a 12-hole game between Bryson and Brooks. “I mean, if that’s what they were doing, respect. SUPER respect for Bryson for dealing with all of this,” Homa said.

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“I mean, Brooks is super cool. He’s got the whole Barstool thing behind it. But if that’s what they’re plowing, it works. It’s an awesome, genius plan, so you can’t knock the hustle.” 

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So, even Tour Pros like Max Homa seem to be perplexed about this feud between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. But what do you guys think? Is this feud or rivalry a real thing, or is it all a publicity stunt? Do let us know.  

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Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.
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