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Bryson DeChambeau received a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship after the R&A determined he improved his ability to play a ball during round where he vaulted up the leaderboard.
While Rory McIlroy and a number of other golf analysts suggested DeChambeau acted with malice, others weren't too sure. Former Open champion and two-time major winner Xander Schauffele was among those who thought DeChambeau received a harsh punishment.
“It's a tough one,” said Xander Schauffele, the 2024 Open champion. “He's just stepping in how you'd normally step in to hit a golf shot. I think the R&A said something along the lines of whether it's intentional or not, it's still a penalty."
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Speaking from the experience of playing links golf, Schauffele suggested DeChambeau didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
“Obviously, when you're in high brush, kind of having to dance around to get to your golf ball is a tricky thing. It's not something we're used to doing that often," he said.
"You imagine you give him the benefit of the doubt; he said he didn't do it intentionally, and it's unfortunate that he got penalized because he was playing incredibly well and obviously he's still playing incredibly well, so he's obviously going to have something to prove these next two days.”
DeChambeau entered the final round of the tournament four shots back of leader Sam Burns.
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