DeChambeau Slapped With Two-Shot Penalty After Furious Open Championship Protest
R&A officials said the penalty changed his score and pairings, but DeChambeau later said he will play the final two rounds.
- On Friday, LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau received a two-stroke penalty at the Open Championship in Southport, England, after officials determined he improperly improved "the area of his intended swing" on a shot 13 holes earlier.
- Open organizers' executive director Grant Moir explained the penalty applied to improving swing conditions during the fifth hole, stressing the rule applies even when the action is accidental, as it was in DeChambeau's case.
- The penalty changed his score from 4-under 66 to a triple-bogey 7, dropping DeChambeau three shots behind leader Lucas Herbert entering the weekend instead of one shot back.
- Agent Brett Falkoff claimed DeChambeau was "100 percent" serious when he threatened to withdraw, but the golfer later confirmed via social media at 12:02 a.m. local time that he would play Saturday.
- DeChambeau previously missed the cut at the Masters, the PGA Championship, and the Open, making this his first weekend appearance at a major championship this year despite the penalty setback.
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DeChambeau Slapped With Two-Shot Penalty After Furious Open Championship Protest
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship for improving his lie on the par-4 fifth hole, dropping him from one shot off the lead to three back entering the weekend.
Bryson DeChambeau 'fired up' by two-shot penalty as Fox joins 62 club at British Open
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Bryson DeChambeau Penalty: How Moving Tall Grass Derailed His British Open Charge
Bryson DeChambeau's bid to seize control of The Open Championship took an unexpected turn on Friday after a two-stroke penalty wiped away part of an outstanding second round and reshaped the leaderboard at Royal Birkdale. The R&A assessed Bryson DeChambeau a two-stroke penalty following his second round in the 164th Open Championship for allegedly improving his lie in the tall grass before his second shot on the fifth hole.More: https://t.co/4ZF…
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