"He wouldn’t talk to me” - Rory McIlroy gave Bryson DeChambeau the silent treatment during final Masters round

Bryson DeChambeau says he 'wanted to cry' for Rory McIlroy when the world number two hit his approach to the 13th into Rae’s Creek to run up a double bogey. McIlroy became only the sixth male golfer to complete the career grand slam on Sunday as he won the Masters at Augusta after an incredible few hours of golf. DeChambeau revealed that the Holywood man did not speak to him at all during the final round as the pair played together in the final grouping ten months after the American edged out McIlroy to win his second US Open title at Pinehurst.

McIlroy almost threw away a five-shot lead before beating Justin Rose in a play-off to win the prestigious tournament. Asked after slipping to a tie for fifth following a closing 73 how McIlroy was feeling as he signed his scorecard, DeChambeau said: “No idea. Didn’t talk to me once all day.



” Pressed by another reporter on whether he had tried to initiate conversation during the round, DeChambeau added: “He wouldn’t talk to me.” Despite the lack of conversation, DeChambeau said he felt bad for McIlroy when he hit his approach to the 13th into Rae’s Creek. “I wanted to cry for him,” he said.

“I mean, as a professional, you just know to hit it in the middle of the green, and I can’t believe he went for it, or must have just flared it. “But I’ve hit bad shots in my career, too, and it happens. When you’re trying to win a major championship, especially out here, Sunday of Augusta, the Masters, you have to just do it and get the job done and do it right.

“There were times where it looked like he had full control and at times where it’s like, what’s going on? Kind of looked like one of my rounds, actually." DeChambeau started the day two shots behind McIlroy after making a great birdie putt on 18 to close his third round on Saturday. He joined McIlroy at the top of the leaderboard after the Holywood native made a nightmare start by opening with a double-bogey 6 on the first hole on Sunday.

When DeChambeau birdied the par-five second, he was one ahead of McIlroy before his round unraveled with back-to-back bogeys and he found the water on his approach to 11 and made a double to slip into the chasing pack. His three over-par 75 left him in a tee with Sungjae Im on seven under for the tournament - four behind McIlroy and Justin Rose. Sign up to our free sports newsletter to get the latest headlines to your inbox.