Open Championship leaderboard LIVE update: DeChambeau, Scheffler rising - USA Today
The second round of the 2026 Open Championship saw record-tying scores alongside controversy as Bryson DeChambeau received a two-stroke penalty for a rules violation. Major winners Aaron Rai and Wyndham Clark missed the cut, while DeChambeau's participation in the weekend remains uncertain.
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Hear this story The second round of the 2026 Open Championship was bookended by highs and lows.
After Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both finished their rounds with eight birdies to end with 8-under 62s that tied the major championship 18-scoring record, Bryson DeChambeau was slapped with a two-stroke penalty for a rules violation. The penalty dropped DeChambeau from second place and a one-shot deficit to a tie for fifth place and a three-shot deficit.
"The rules official said I improved my lie," DeChambeau said to his associates as he left the scoring tent, according to a report from USA Sports.
Two of the three major winners from 2026 (Aaron Rai and Wyndham Clark) failed to make the cut , while the other one, Rory McIlroy, shot 3-under to get himself on the right side of the line.
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