ROYAL BIRKDALE — Bryson DeChambeau refused to confirm that he would play on at the Open Championship after a heated argument with rules officials.
The American had finished the day in second place at Birkdale, and was expected to go out in the last group on Saturday, only for The Royal and Ancient (R&A) organisers to announce that he had been given a two-shot penalty late on Friday evening.
The 32-year-old headed to the range to practise after his round, but when quizzed as to whether he would quit the tournament in protest, failed to answer either way.
What happened?
At the fifth hole, a drivable par-four, DeChambeau sliced his drive way right into the rough. With grass growing waist-high, he was lucky to find his ball but did so and prepared to play his approach to the green.
