DeChambeau Takes 2-Stroke Open Penalty, Falling 3 Shots Back
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Updated · PGA TOUR · Jul 17
DeChambeau Takes 2-Stroke Open Penalty, Falling 3 Shots Back
3 articles · Updated · PGA TOUR · Jul 17
Summary
Bryson DeChambeau’s second-round score was revised from 66 to 68 after the R&A ruled he improved his lie before his second shot on the par-4 fifth.
Rule 8-1 applied even though the action was deemed accidental, the R&A said, because he moved, bent or broke a natural object while taking practice swings and moving around the ball.
The penalty turned a bogey on the fifth into a triple bogey, leaving DeChambeau at 5-under and tied for fifth instead of in Saturday’s final pairing.
DeChambeau returned to the hole with officials after the round and argued the ruling for about 15 minutes, but the decision stood.
The setback blunted a late charge built on birdies at the ninth, 11th, 17th and 18th, reshaping the tournament leaderboard heading into the weekend.