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Jon Rahm Receives Conduct Warning at 2026 Open Championship

7/18/2026

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Jon Rahm received a conduct warning at the 2026 Open Championship after slamming his six-iron on the 15th hole.
An R&A official informed him of the warning on the 17th green.
Rahm shot a 3-under 67, moving to 4-under overall and placing him four shots behind leader Lucas Herbert.
The R&A conduct policy allows a warning, a two-stroke penalty, or disqualification, as applied to Sergio García and Joaquín Niemann.

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Jon Rahm received a conduct warning at the 2026 Open Championship after slamming his six-iron on the 15th hole.
An R&A official informed him of the warning on the 17th green.
Rahm shot a 3-under 67, moving to 4-under overall and placing him four shots behind leader Lucas Herbert.
The R&A conduct policy allows a warning, a two-stroke penalty, or disqualification, as applied to Sergio García and Joaquín Niemann.