Paige Spiranac slams Bryson DeChambeau for Tiger Woods comments

Social media starlet Paige Spiranac had labelled Bryson DeChambeau "disingenuous" and "annoying" after accusing him of name-dropping in his latest victory speech.

The American stunned the golfing world this week after twice nearly driving the famous sixth hole at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, on his way to a one-stroke victory in the PGA Tour event.

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DeChambeau beat Lee Westwood by one stroke to win the title on Sunday, with his putting perhaps even more of a feature than his long driving prowess.

However, it was the American's victory speech that Spiranac took up issue with, when the 27-year-old mentioned Tiger Woods - who is of course recovering from multiple surgeries after being involved in a shocking car crash in southern California.

DeChambeau described his victory as "quite a battle" before referring to a conversation he had with the 15-time major winner.

"I don't even know what to say, to win at Mr Palmer's event, it's going to make me cry," he said.

"It means the world to me. I got a text from Tiger [Woods] this morning and he obviously had done really well here. We talked about just keep fighting no matter what happens and play boldly like Mr Palmer said.

"My heart has been heavy with Tiger and what's been going on with him, I just kept telling myself it's not how many times you get kicked down it's about how many times you get picked back up and keep going, and that's what I did out there today."

Spiranac took to social media after the speech to share her annoyance with DeChambeau and what she described as an unnecessary name-drop.

"I can respect Bryson and still find him annoying," she initially wrote on Twitter.

Some fans questioned why the former golfer-turned social media personality felt the need to criticise DeChambeau, while others shared similar sentiments to Spiranac's.

After one fan commented: "The thanking of the sponsors was a bit much", Spiranac responded by posting: "I didn't like the Tiger name drop either."

She then added: "He just comes off disingenous (sic) at times."

Such is the nature of DeChambeau's revolutionary approach to golf that the 27-year-old frequently polarises the opinions of fans.

After bulking up and focusing on a power game that has yielded unprecedented driving lengths off the tee, the American has now won eight PGA Tour titles and a major trophy at the 2020 US Open.

He has constantly found himself in the crosshairs of purists, who insist the American's approach is not good for golf.

Short game key to DeChambeau's latest win

However, DeChambeau has also invited backlash on himself after bombing out of contention in the 2020 Masters, having boasted that all of Augusta National's par-fives play like par-fours for him.

Curiously though, his latest victory came off the back of his short game, with the 27-year-old holing some superb long-range putts at Bay Hill.

DeChambeau holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the front nine and a 50-foot par putt early on the back nine.

He closed it out with a nervy five-foot par putt for a one-under 71 that gave him a 11-under 277 total and a one-shot victory over the 47-year-old Westwood.

DeChambeau's round matched the low score of the day, one of only three under par in the toughest final round at Bay Hill in 41 years.

DeChambeau and Westwood were never separated by more than one shot over the final 15 holes, a fascinating duel of generations that came down to the last shot.

After Westwood's drive on 18 had stopped in a divot, he managed to find the green and two-putt for a par from 65-feet.

DeChambeau's birdie effort on the closing hole slid by the hole and after regathering himself he sunk the pressure-packed winning putt.

Westwood closed with a 73, not a bad score considering the average of 75.49 was the highest for a final round since 1980.

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