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DeChambeau Penalized Two Strokes, Finishes T14 at LIV

7/24/2026

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DeChambeau Opens LIV

Bryson DeChambeau opened the LIV Golf tournament at JCB Country Club with an eight-under-par 68, the day’s second-best score.
He said a two-stroke penalty at the Open Championship turned a potential lead into a triple-bogey 7 on the fifth hole.
DeChambeau finished tied for 14th at four-under-par, six shots behind Ryan Fox, after another triple-bogey on the 11th, and declined interview requests with no comment on LIV Golf’s funding uncertainties.

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DeChambeau Penalized

Officials used video review to find DeChambeau had improved his lie by standing on long grass and imposed a two-stroke penalty.
Rory McIlroy said he was “not particularly fond of him,” calling DeChambeau’s protest “performative” and “for attention.”
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said he avoids personal jabs and that his only rivalry is with the golf course.

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DeChambeau Opens LIV

Bryson DeChambeau opened the LIV Golf tournament at JCB Country Club with an eight-under-par 68, the day’s second-best score.
He said a two-stroke penalty at the Open Championship turned a potential lead into a triple-bogey 7 on the fifth hole.
DeChambeau finished tied for 14th at four-under-par, six shots behind Ryan Fox, after another triple-bogey on the 11th, and declined interview requests with no comment on LIV Golf’s funding uncertainties.

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