TIMELINE OF THE SPAT

JAN 2019, ROUND 1

Brooks Koepka criticises Bryson DeChambeau’s slow play: ‘I don’t know how it takes a minute and 20 seconds to hit a golf ball. It is not that hard.’ DeChambeau responds: ‘It’s actually quite impressive that we are able to get all that stuff done in 45 seconds. People don’t realise that it is very difficult to do everything we do in 45 seconds.’

JAN 2020, ROUND 2

DeChambeau remarks on Koepka’s appearance in a fitness magazine: ‘He doesn’t have any abs, to be honest. I’ve got some abs!’ Koepka responds on Twitter with a photo of his four major trophies and the words: ‘You were right, I am two short of a six pack!’

JUL 2020, ROUND 3

At the St Jude Invitational, DeChambeau asks for relief from a rules official because of a fire-ant hill near his ball. During his round the next day, Koepka points to the ground and says to his caddie: ‘Look, there’s an ant’. When Ricky Elliott cannot see anything, Koepka says: ‘Nah, I’m just kidding.’

MAY 2021, ROUND 4

During a TV interview with Koepka at the USPGA, DeChambeau walks past in the background and Koepka is caught rolling his eyes after being distracted. He asks for another take of the interview. Footage goes viral.

JUN 2021, ROUND 5

DeChambeau is subjected to shouts of ‘Brooksy’ during the Memorial Tournament, leading to the removal of some offenders. Koepka offers those who were thrown out a free case of beer.

LAST WEEK . . .

Koepka commiserates with American football quarterback Aaron Rogers, who will be paired with DeChambeau in a charity game. His nemesis fires back a Tweet: ‘@BKoepka It’s nice to be living rent free in your head!’