Summary

While some players have yet to an opinion on the two-stroke penalty assessed to Bryson DeChambeau for improving his swing path in the second round of the 2026 Open, Rory McIlroy believes it was the correct decision. Speaking after his third round, the Northern Irishman stated that the penalty was justified and that when DeChambeau stepped to his ball in the fescue on No. 5 on Friday, more than his eyebrows were raised. "I was watching it live," McIlroy said.

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