There is controversy unfolding at The Open Championship. It’s somewhat fitting that Bryson DeChambeau is at the center of it all.
DeChambeau spent the first two days at Royal Birkdale answering his critics with a fine performance that put him in contention. Then, shortly after his second round ended, all hell broke loose when the R&A assessed a two-stroke penalty on the two-time major winner.
Officials assessed a two-stroke penalty to DeChambeau for improving his lie on the fifth hole during his July 17 round.
According to The Fried Egg’s Kevin Valkenburg, DeChambeau might withdraw from the tournament, apparently out of protest.
“Bryson’s agent
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