Bryson DeChambeau Gets Candid About Decision That Nearly Led to Penalty at US Open
Bryson DeChambeau Gets Candid About Decision That Nearly Led to Penalty at US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The consensus around this year's U.S Open at Oakmont Country Club is that the course is as difficult as any.
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With unpredictable greens, rough that has the best players in the world looking like amateurs and difficult hole lengths, it wouldn't be shocking if the mindset of some of this year's 156-man field is just to limit the damage when possible.
For world No. 10 player, and face of the LIV Golf League, Bryson DeChambeau, he almost made things extra difficult for himself on Thursday. On the par-5 4th four, DeChambeau's tee shot ended up in a bunker.
On his next shot, he escaped the bunker but found more trouble, as his ball ended up on a crosswalk. This led to DeChambeau taking a drop, but in what was a near-disaster for his score, he did so incorrectly.
Bryson DeChambeau lines up a putt on the 16th.Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
DeChambeau's caddie picked up the ball and placed it on the forward side of the crosswalk. A decision that the USGA rules revealed was not allowed, but also initiated the process of a drop.
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If he didn't take the drop, the official revealed he would have been assessed a one-stroke penalty. However, his issues didn't end there as after taking the official's advice, DeChambeau placed the ball on the ground.
An act that led to the official alerting him he had to physically drop the ball, and not place it. Had he hit the ball after placing it down, it would have been a two-stroke penalty.
Following the near-disaster, that saw him nearly penalized twice, DeChambeau muttered "That was dumb."
Despite all of the issues he had on this one shot, he still ended up recording a par on the hole. As for the rest of his day, it wasn't as smooth as DeChambeau likely would have hoped.
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The 2024 U.S. Open winner racked up five bogeys, and finished the day 3-over, which currently has him tied for 60th.
Related: Patrick Reed Records Rare Achievement at US Open
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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