The Open Championship Friday live updates, leaderboard: Bryson DeChambeau making a charge up the leaderboard - Yahoo Sports
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty at The Open Championship for improving his lie in tall grass, dropping him from contention. Meanwhile, Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns set records with rounds of 62.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the strict enforcement of rules in professional golf and its immediate impact on major tournament standings.
The 154th Open Championship just got wilder. Lucas Herbert made history in Round 2, as did Sam Burns, both carding 62s to tie for the lowest rounds ever in a major championship. But it’s what happened in the our after Bryson DeChambeau that is the headline DeChambeau birdied the 18th to get to 7-under for the tournament. But then, before signing his scorecard, he was informed of a potential rules violation. It happened at No. 5, hours earlier, when DeChambeau drove his ball into the grass. Officials contend that while walking through the tall grass, DeChambeau improved his lie. In a wild scene, DeChambeau and rules officials hopped in a golf cart and made their way back out to No. 5, where a 10-minute back and forth ensued. Ultimately, DeChambeau lost and will be docked 2 shots, going from second place at 7-under to T5 at -5.
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