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Bryson DeChambeau has spoken for the first time about the controversial two-shot penalty he believes cost him a shot to win the Open.
DeChambeau was exceptionally penalized in his second round after officials reviewed footage and ruled that he had flattened some long grass on the fifth hole at Royal Birkdale to improve the area of his backswing.
The penalty turned his bogey into a triple-bogey seven, moving him outright from second to fifth in the standings at the midway point.
DeChambeau threatened to withdraw from the tournament in protest but played on, ending a run of three consecutive missed cuts in majors over the weekend and avoiding the ‘Bryson Slam’, missing all four in a season.
But despite recovering with rounds of 69 and 72 he was left wondering what might have been after finishing six shots behind winner Ryan Fox.
“I made the cut,” DeChambeau said at a LIV Golf UK press conference.
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Bryson DeChambeau was given a two-shot penalty after inadvertently improving his lie in the rough on the fifth hole of The Open.
“It was a good fight. If I could have given it more on Saturday and Sunday, it felt like I could have.
“Besides the fifth, which is three over and the 11th, it’s six shots. It’s tied for the lead right there.
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Scottie Scheffler defends Ryder Cup teammate Bryson DeChambeau after being handed a 2-shot penalty in the second round of the Open.
“Two holes and I’m right there for the claret jug.”
World No 1 Scheffler defended DiChambeau in the rules controversy, insisting his fellow American was “not a cheater”, while Rory McIlroy described the incident as “effective”.
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Rory McIlroy spoke to the media after his third round at The Open and said he was not impressed by Bryson DeChambeau’s actions that led to his two-stroke penalty after the second round.
“I’m not going to come out here and pretend to defend Bryson,” McIlroy said Saturday. “I don’t particularly like him. I think a lot of it is performative. I think a lot of it is for attention.
“To hold the tournament hostage like that, and all of us, the players, the volunteers, all waiting for him to leave, I didn’t think it was a great look.”
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