Rory McIlroy shares scathing thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau and his future in competitive golf

Speaking ahead of this week's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, McIlroy was asked about DeChambeau potentially joining the European circuit.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.DeChambeau's only option to play competitive golf in 2027 would be to join the DP World Tour with LIV Golf shutting down.At this moment in time, there is no immediate pathway back for DeChambeau to join the PGA Tour for next season.Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 11th hole during the DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship golf tournament at the Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi on Nov.

5, 2026.(Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEWhile McIlroy accurately admitted that DeChambeau playing on the DP World Tour would bring more exposure to the circuit all around, he didn't end his thought without taking a shot at the American."Yeah, look, I think a name like Bryson DeChambeau and everything he brings with him, good and bad -- he brings eyeballs, which is a good thing for tournaments," McIlroy explained on Tuesday in Dubai."And honestly, look, I'm certainly not in his shoes, and nor would I ever want to be, but it doesn't seem like he's got many options.

You know, if he wants to play competitive golf, it doesn't seem like he's got many options."Bryson DeChambeau of United States of America looks on the eighth hole during day one of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Golf Club on Aug.6, 2026 in Bedminster, New Jersey.

(Jordan Bank/Getty Images)THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!McIlroy is stating what the entire golf world already knew with his comment about never wanting to be in DeChambeau's shoes, but there is a difference between the golf world assuming it and McIlroy actually saying it while sitting in...