Bryson DeChambeau was embroiled in a furious exchange with rules officials during the second round of The Open in a clash over a two-shot penalty.In astonishing scenes at Royal Birkdale on Friday, the American could be seen shouting animatedly at officials as they argued over whether he improved his lie on the fifth hole.DeChambeau shot a second-round 66 to move himself up to second in the leaderboard before he was carted back to the fifth to discuss the incident.In extraordinary footage, DeChambeau appeared to suggest he would not play the third round of the year’s final major.After a prolonged, emotional argument, the LIV Golf star was still chuntering as he was driven back toward the clubhouse. He refused to answer when asked if he will be playing on Saturday.At that point, it was still unclear if he would be penalized for improving his lie by trampling down the rough near his ball to aid his backswing.Bryson DeChambeau is in a spirited discussion with the rules official at the 5th hole talking about his possible two-stroke penalty. ? pic.twitter.com/Cq2aCrTqIT— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 17, 2026 Bryson DeChambeau was embroiled in a dramatic argument with rules officials at The Open The LIV Golf star was taken back to the fifth hole to discuss whether he improved his lieBut before long, DeChambeau’s score on the official leaderboard was changed to 68, confirming that he had been given a two-shot penalty.The ruling meant he carded a triple-bogey seven on the fifth hole and, at the end of the dramatic saga, he sat in a tie for fifth place – three shots off the leader Lucas Herbert.’I’m going to hit some balls,’ DeChambeau said as he emerged from the scoring hut and reporters attempted to ask him questions.A representative for the American later shed some more light on the saga but admitted ‘your guess is as good as mine’ when pressed on whether DeChambeau would play on Saturday.’The only comment I’ll make is that they just felt that he was not careful enough in walking around a sensitive area around his golf ball, so that he improved his swing path when the swing path was not even anywhere near the grass, they felt that he walked on,’ they said.’See if he shows up late tomorrow afternoon, your guess is as good as mine.’MORE TO FOLLOW