Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau have had their tense moments over the last year, mostly relating to slow play.
Koepka thinks DeChambeau is slow — and has said so on a few occasions, including at last year’s Northern Trust tournament where DeChambeau endured considerable criticism.
DeChambeau, after an intense fall workout program that has seen him put on 25 pounds, took his own back shot at the No. 1 ranked player and it had to do with his fitness.
“Yeah, I weigh more than him right now. Considerably more,” DeChambeau was quoted as saying by Golf Digest on a Twitch feed. “Did you see the (ESPN) body issue. He didn’t have any abs. I have abs.”
Koepka responded to DeChambeau via Twitter directly, saying that he is right and “2 short of a six pack” with photos of his four major championship trophies — two each for the U.S. Open and PGA Championship.
You were right @b_dechambeau I am 2 short of a 6 pack! pic.twitter.com/aCJ1jimId6
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) January 16, 2020
Playing his first tournament since a setback with a knee injury in October, Koepka opened the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with 6-under-par 66 to finish two back of the leaders. DeChambeau shot 72 in the European Tour event.