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By Julio Cesar Valdera Morales
Contributing Sports Writer
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Bryson DeChambeau shined at the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row. Although he was unable to play his best golf in the final round, he improved on his career performance at Augusta National by finishing in a tie for fifth place.
The LIV Golf star was also at the center of one of the event's fourth-day storylines, playing the final round with Rory McIlroy, whom he legendarily defeated less than a year ago at the 2024 U.S. Open.
Not coincidentally, the interaction between the two was the subject of fan and press interest. In this regard, DeChambeau revealed that silence was the main protagonist of the final group.
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"[He] didn't talk to me once all day...," the two-time major champion said, "he was just like -- just being focused, I guess..."
When asked if he attempted to strike up a conversation with McIlroy, DeChambeau seemed bitter in response.
"He wouldn't talk to me," he assured.
However, both players were courteous at the beginning and end of the day. On the first tee, they were seen shaking hands and encouraging each other, while on the 18th green they shook hands again and exchanged a few words.
From there, DeChambeau headed to the locker room while McIlroy made his way to the 18th tee to play his playoff against Justin Rose, which he eventually won.
The Modesto, California native started the fourth round in great form, parring hole one and birdieing hole two. That, coupled with McIlroy's bogey-double-bogey scores on the same holes, gave him a brief taste of the lead.
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However, DeChambeau was unable to keep pace, bogeying the next two holes. He stayed in contention by making par on the remaining holes of the front nine, but his chances were over when he double-bogeyed and bogeyed the 10th and 11th, respectively.
The 31-year-old showed his competitiveness with two more birdies on the 14th and 16th, but his luck ran out and his bogey on the 17th sealed his finish in a tie for fifth place, four shots off the lead.
This is Bryson DeChambeau's best finish in nine starts at the Masters. A year ago, he earned his first top-10 when he tied for sixth after leading the first two rounds.
But with how the two-time U.S. Open champion reacted to McIlroy opting not to speak during the round, it has many wondering should he? Would a quarterback converse with an opposing quarterback during the Super Bowl?
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