Bryson DeChambeau wanted President Trump to intervene in his Open Championship penalty: report

Bryson DeChambeau’s two-stroke punishment astatine the 2026 Open Championship was 1 of the astir talked-about incidents connected the people passim the tournament, and it continues to marque headlines aft a caller study mentioned helium wanted to get President Donald Trump involved.

DeChambeau, who shares a adjacent relationship with Trump, particularly aft playing play unneurotic connected the LIV Golf star’s YouTube channel, was docked 2 strokes during his 2nd circular aft helium was seen stomping connected gangly writer adjacent his ball, which is an amerciable move.

Rory McIlroy claimed that DeChambeau was holding the last large of the play play hostage aft refusing to motion his second-round scorecard aft finishing.

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President Donald Trump, right, walks toward the Oval Office arsenic helium returns to the White House with Bryson DeChambeau, victor of the 2024 U.S. Open, aft playing golf, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Now, play writer Geoff Shackelford is reporting DeChambeau wanted to get Trump involved.

"Sources with cognition of the thirty-minute treatment said DeChambeau wanted the President to articulation a run against the eventual two-stroke punishment that yet dropped his people from 66 to 68," Shackelford wrote. "The petition came aft DeChambeau had already been fixed a uncommon spot of peculiar dispensation to instrumentality to the country wherever he’s stomped astir gangly fescue unsmooth successful his backswing."

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Trump reportedly denied DeChambeau’s petition to measurement in. The White House has not instantly responded to a petition for remark by Fox News Digital.

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States rides successful a buggy with a rules authoritative pursuing the 2nd circular of The 154th Open Championship astatine Royal Birkdale successful Southport, England, connected July 17, 2026. (Richard Heathcote/Reuters)

There’s nary telling what DeChambeau whitethorn person thought Trump could do, but aft what occurred successful the FIFA World Cup with Team USA, possibly helium was hoping for a akin result.

Trump contacted FIFA president Gianni Infantino, yet different adjacent friend, to inquire astir a reappraisal of the reddish paper fixed to Folarin Balogun – Team USA’s prima striker passim the tournament. Balogun’s arguable reddish paper would’ve had him sidelined for the Round of 16 against Belgium, but FIFA suspended the reddish card, allowing him to play.

It yet made nary difference, arsenic Belgium handed the U.S. a 4-1 decision to sound the big state retired of the tourney earlier this month.

Bryson DeChambeau shakes hands with Scottie Scheffler connected the 18th spread during the 2nd circular of The Open Championship astatine Royal Birkdale Golf Club successful Southport, England, connected July 17, 2026. (Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

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DeChambeau finished tied for 14th spot astatine 4-under for the tourney astatine Royal Birkdale this past weekend. New Zealand’s Ryan Fox secured his first-ever large title aft birdying his last spread to bushed retired American Cameron Young by 1 changeable with a 10-under tourney finish.

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