Bryson DeChambeau’s Two-Stroke Penalty Changed The Open Championship
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Trey Wingo discusses the impact of Bryson DeChambeau's two-stroke penalty on The Open Championship.
Bryson DeChambeau’s Two-Stroke Penalty Changed The Open Championship Head to cozyearth.com and use code WINGO for an exclusive 20% off. Subscribe to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@treywingopresents?sub_confirmation=1 Bryson DeChambeau thought he had shot a 66 in the second round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Instead, everything changed after he walked into the scoring area. The R&A rules officials reviewed Bryson’s actions on the fifth hole, where his drive ended up in deep fescue. The question was whether Bryson had improved his lie by walking around the ball and pressing down the grass behind it before hitting his shot. After a long and animated discussion, officials assessed a two-stroke penalty. That moved Bryson from seven-under to five-under. Instead of sitting one shot off the lead and playing in the final group on Saturday, he dropped farther down the leaderboard. Trey Wingo breaks down why the penalty matters, why the R&A was never going to bend on protecting the integrity of the rules, and why Bryson had to be careful not to let his frustration ruin the entire tournament. Because according to Trey, if Bryson had disqualified himself…
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