Why DeChambeau was hit with a two-stroke penalty at The Open

Name: The Open Championship 2026: Bryson DeChambeau hit with shock two-stroke penalty at The Open
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T21:00:50.891Z
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Description: Bryson DeChambeau has been hit with a costly two-stroke penalty following his second round at The Open Championship for illegally improving his lie on the fifth hole. Following a lengthy review with officials at Royal Birkdale, the American saw his score revised to a triple-bogey seven, dropping him to five under par and a tie for fifth place after a 68.

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The Open leaderboard, round two

-8 L Herbert (Aus); -6 J Suber (US), R Gerard (US), C Young (US)

Selected: -5 B DeChambeau (US); -4 R MacIntyre (Sco), T Fleetwood (Eng), M Wallace (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), J Rahm (Spa), S Scheffler (US); -3 D Brown (Eng), T Hatton (Eng), S Lowry (Ire); -1 R McIlroy (NI)

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Bryson DeChambeau has been hit with a costly two-stroke penalty following his second round at The Open Championship for "inadvertently improving his lie" on the fifth hole. Following a lengthy review with officials at Royal Birkdale, the American saw his score revised to a triple-bogey seven, dropping him to five under par and a tie for fifth place after a 68.