DeChambeau gets two-stroke penalty at Open, drops to fifth place
SOUTHPORT, England, July 17 - Bryson DeChambeau was handed a two-stroke penalty for inadvertently improving his lie on the fifth hole during the second round of the British Open on Friday, dropping him from solo second into a tie for fifth and three shots off the lead.
Herbert Ties Record, DeChambeau Penalized
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