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Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round Friday at the Open Championship for improving his lie on the par-4 fifth hole.
DeChambeau was seen on TV in a lengthy, animated discussion with R&A officials, pleading his case. The situation stemmed from DeChambeau playing his second shot from thigh-high rough on the fifth hole, where officials deemed he had trampled on grass near the area of his ball, enough so that it improved his lie.
DeChambeau's score dropped from 7 under to 5 under, a second-round 66 to a 68. He is now three shots off the lead entering the weekend.
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DeChambeau was seen on TV in a lengthy, animated discussion with R&A officials, pleading his case. The situation stemmed from DeChambeau playing his second shot from thigh-high rough on the fifth hole, where officials deemed he had trampled on grass near the area of his ball, enough so that it improved his lie.
DeChambeau's score dropped from 7 under to 5 under, a second-round 66 to a 68. He is now three shots off the lead entering the weekend.
This is a developing story.
Continue reading...
