Scottie Scheffler comments on Bryson DeChambeau's two-shot Open Championship penalty: 'not a cheater'

Scheffler, who played with DeChambeau in that fateful second round, was asked about it the following day, but decided against giving his opinion."I don't really have a ton to say on it," he told the media on Saturday, before changing his quote.

"Actually, I do have a ton to say.I haven't decided exactly what I want to say publicly yet." He also added that he wanted to focus on the tournament at hand, without worrying about making comments that might take on a life of their own.After a frustrating tournament filled with missed putts and missed opportunities through the first three rounds, Scheffler got himself back in contention on Sunday.

Including getting a controversial break himself with very beneficial TIO relief after pulling his second shot on the par-5 17th left of the grandstand.But he came up just short with a disappointing 18th hole, making bogey and falling to seven under.Scottie Scheffler started hot during the first round of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale but stalled out over his final 12 holes.

(Kate McShane/R&A)GOLF ANALYST BRANDEL CHAMBLEE DISGUSTINGLY BURIES BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AFTER BRITISH OPEN PENALTYThat set the stage for his post-round media availability, where, naturally, he was asked again about the DeChambeau ruling.And after all that anticipation over which side Scheffler would take, he took a little bit of both."All I'll say is Bryson – I've known him for a long time, and he's a lot of things, but he's definitely not a cheater," Scheffler said.

"I've never seen him cheat once, whether we were having a putting contest on the putting green or chipping contest, or anytime we played amateur golf, I never saw anything suspicious."That's a clear-cut defense of DeChambeau's integrity and commitment to following the rules.But immediately after, did say that the rules need to be more strictly enforced and that he might have been "careless" with his steps.BRYSON DECHAMBEAU CLAPS BACK AT NICK FALDO, OTHER CRITICS, AFTER -3 ROU...