Bryson DeChambeau assessed two-stroke penalty at The Open 2026

Bryson DeChambeau received a two-stroke penalty during the second round of The Open Championship 2026 at Royal Birkdale. The ruling came after officials observed him trampling grass behind his ball on the 5th hole in an attempt to improve his lie. Initially, DeChambeau believed he finished the round at 7 under par, but the penalty changed his score to 5 under, dropping him from solo 2nd to T5 on the leaderboard. DeChambeau engaged with the rules officials in a frustrating exchange but was unable to overturn the decision, which significantly alters the tournament stakes moving forward.

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