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DeChambeau hit with two-shot penalty at Open Championship
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Bryson DeChambeau received a two-shot penalty during the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Friday night for improving his lie on the fifth hole. The ruling dropped him from seven under par to five under and prompted a strong reaction from the player and his team.
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty during the second round of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing on the fifth hole. The penalty dropped him from seven under to five under par.