Bryson DeChambeau lie controversy, explained: Why golfer's British Open was soured by a potential rules violation

Bryson DeChambeau ended his round on Friday just one shot back of the lead, but he was immediately under fire afterward.DeChambeau appeared to get into an argument with a rules official over a potential rules violation that would cost him a few strokes. That penalty would be the difference between DeChambeau being in the final group on Saturday and being in a cluster multiple shots behind Lucas Herbert.Entering the tournament, DeChambeau had missed the cut at each of the first three majors this year, but he's had his best performance of the season this week. Here's a breakdown of the situation with DeChambeau.MORE: Live updates from the 2026 British OpenBryson DeChambeau lie controversy, explainedAfter DeChambeau finished his stellar round at 7-under for the tournament, the golfer got into