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Immediately following his second round at the Open Championship, Bryson DeChambeau was made aware of a two-stroke penalty that saw him threaten to quit the tournament.
Instead of starting his third round just one shot off the lead, DeChambeau faced a three-shot deficit when he teed off on Saturday afternoon. Two rounds later, the two-time major champion saw his name tumble down the leaderboard as he eventually settled for a tie for 14th place.
If not for the penalty, DeChambeau thinks he would have been in contention for the win.
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"Yeah, I made the cut. It was a good fight. I wish I'd have given it more on Saturday and Sunday; it felt like I could have," he said. "Besides the fifth, being three over on it, and the 11th, that's six shots. That's tied for the lead right there."
He believes the two-shot penalty and his triple bogey cost him a third title.
"Two holes and I'm right there for the Claret Jug," he said.
In the end, New Zealand's Ryan Fox walked away with his first major victory after playing a flawless final hole to card one of just four birdies on No. 18 for the win.
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