DeChambeau reportedly wanted<\/a> to reach out to Trump for assistance after the LIV Golf star was engaged in a heated exchange with rules officials at The Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n The president didn\u2019t intervene but sympathized with DeChambeau when asked about it this week.<\/p>\n “I thought the Bryson call was a tough call,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Friday.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School July 22, 2026, in Marietta, Ga. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP)<\/p>\n “I saw him walking around. I see a lot of people there walking around looking for their ball in weeds, OK. But I’ve been watching that. So, you know, I thought it was a tough call against him.”<\/p>\n On the fifth hole during DeChambeau\u2019s second round at The Open,<\/a> he appeared to be walking through the weeds, stomping on the rough behind him and causing it to lie flat for his swing out of the rough. After the round, he went back out to the high fescue and pleaded his case to rules officials to no avail.<\/p>\n After getting involved with FIFA suspending Folarin Balogun\u2019s red card for the USMNT\u2019s Round of 16<\/a> matchup against Belgium and now with DeChambeau reaching out, Trump was asked if there was a precedent for someone in his position to become a fixer for athletes.<\/p>\n ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau speaks to a rules official before playing his shot on the 18th hole during the third day of the British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, July 18, 2026. (Peter Morrison\/AP)<\/p>\n “Well, it’s not a fixer. You mean being a judge,” Trump said.<\/p>\n Trump compared DeChambeau\u2019s situation with Balogun and said the red card being suspended by FIFA worked out “brilliantly.”<\/p>\n “I thought the red card was a very tough call, and it worked out brilliantly. Look, supposing that they didn’t let him play and we lost, everyone would have been angry, right? The way it was that they lost with their best player. Now everyone’s happy, including Belgium. Of course, they lost the next game, so they might not that happy, either.<\/p>\n “But it worked out great. (Gianni Infantino) did a good job in making that call. All I did, I asked for a review. I thought that call was not a good call.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau rides in a buggy with a rules official after the second round of The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, July 17, 2026. (Richard Heathcote\/Reuters)<\/p>\n While Balogun was able to play, the USMNT lost 4-1 to Belgium<\/a>, ending their World Cup run in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n As for DeChambeau, he remained in the hunt despite the two-stroke penalty until he triple-bogeyed the 11th hole in the final round Sunday, effectively taking him out of contention.<\/p>\n DeChambeau finished 4 under for The Open, tied for 14th. The Open was the lone major championship at which DeChambeau made the cut this season.<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/donald-trump-speech-wheeler-high-school.jpg\")
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