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Golfing royalty has weighed in on Bryson DeChambeau and the ensuing drama after he received a two-stroke penalty in the second round of The Open Championship.
Sir Nick Faldo made his thoughts clear about the two-time U.S. Open champion, suggesting it was more about attention than anything for DeChambeau.
"He wants to be the center of attention and everything. I always thought you wanted to come into a major and really keep your mind and body on a lovely, even kind of zen feel," Faldo suggested in a Sky Sports clip.
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"And for him to be dealing with all this emotion, whether it fires him up or not, we will see, but I've gotta believe it's another hurdle for him to climb," he said.
DeChambeau's controversial penalty for his actions ahead of his second shot on the par-4 fifth hole in Friday's second round. Since the golfer had walked on and stepped on grass in the thick fescue where he had to take his shot, the R&A indicated he improved the area for his backswing, resulting in the penalty.
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However, DeChambeau and his caddy argued against being penalized, claiming it wasn't done intentionally as he had been trying to analyze his ball's lie in the knee-high grass. That resulted in a dramatic series of events, with DeChambeau returning to the scene of the incident by golf cart with officials, and then getting heated as he argued his case to them.
While DeChambeau had climbed the leaderboard to second place by himself, the penalty knocked him back a bit. That fifth hole was initially recorded as a bogey, but the penalty made it a triple bogey. He finished Friday's second round at 5-under and tied for fifth place.
Initially, it appeared as if he might protest the penalty by not participating in the rest of the British Open this weekend. However, DeChambeau changed his tune, later tweeting that while he disagreed with the penalty, he would give his best effort this weekend.
Meanwhile, this isn't the first time that Faldo has criticized DeChambeau regarding The Open. Ahead of the event, he said DeChambeau has "zero clue of strategy" and suggested LIV Golf has "superstars" who come over to PGA events and can't get it done.
A win for DeChambeau might quiet down Faldo and make him change his critical comments, potentially admitting he's wrong. However, that depends on what DeChambeau can do over the weekend after Friday's penalty drama.
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