Six-time major winner Rory McIlroy wasn't exactly pleased with his performance at the Open Championship this weekend.

Dave Portnoy has weighed in on golf’s biggest feud. Speaking to the press at the 154th Open, Rory McIlroy had called Bryson DeChambeau’s actions “performative” after watching the latter’s animated and heated response to a two-stroke penalty given in the second round.

ESPN analyst Pat McAfee liked Rory McIlroy’s response to the Bryson DeChambeau debacle at the British Open. McAfee said Monday that he likes the “amount of moxie” it takes for McIlroy to say what he actually thinks about DeChambeau during the age of media training and pr teams.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy has been down this road before — the thrill of being the Masters champion and not much else to celebrate the rest of the year. McIlroy was never part of the conversation at British Open — except for his critical comments of how Bryson DeChambeau handled a rules violation — and one last bogey gave him a 71 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 40th at Royal Birkdale.

Rory McIlroy is working to fix a subtle but damaging swing flaw ahead of the 2026 Open Championship.

Long before The Open, Rory McIlroy had already cut back his schedule, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family and be more selective about the events he played. After The 154th Open, he reiterated that plan,

McIlroy won $4.5 million at the Masters.