Bryson DeChambeau flips out on rules officials before being assessed two-stroke penalty at Open Championship

Bryson DeChambeau animatedly pleaded his case, but rules officials said he improved his lie at the Open Championship, penalizing him two strokes. (This video contains AI-assisted content.)

Bryson DeChambeau went into the Royal Birkdale clubhouse in a tie for second place at the Open Championship, hardly in a position to complain.

However, rules officials then approached him about a potential transgression earlier on the fifth hole, and the two-time U.S. Open winner was not having it.

DeChambeau was with several officials and his caddie, having an animated conversation in the rough on the fifth hole, right near the area where DeChambeau took his second shot.

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Bryson DeChambeau of the United States speaks with a rules official after day two of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, on July 17, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

After finding his ball in hip-high fescue, DeChambeau appeared to be walking through the weeds, stomping on the rough behind him and causing it to lie flat for his swing out of the rough. The conversation, apparently, was about whether DeChambeau improved his lie for the shot.

During the conversation, DeChambeau loudly pleaded his case, mimicking his pre-shot routine and waving his hands. In the clubhouse, DeChambeau reportedly argued that the trampled fescue was not directly in line with his swing.

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States rides in a buggy with a rules official after the second round of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, on July 17, 2026. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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