Trump speaks out on Bryson DeChambeau's controversial two-stroke penalty at The Open: 'Tough call'

President Donald Trump called Bryson DeChambeau's two-stroke penalty at The Open a "tough call," says he saw the LIV Golf stat walking around his ball.

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Bryson DeChambeau was given a controversial two-stroke penalty at The Open last week, and President Donald Trump said it was a "tough call."

DeChambeau reportedly wanted to reach out to Trump for assistance after the LIV Golf star was engaged in a heated exchange with rules officials at The Open.

The president didn’t intervene but sympathized with DeChambeau when asked about it this week.

"I thought the Bryson call was a tough call," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.

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A 5/100 risk

Confidence: 90%
Format: opinion
Findings: 1
Method: origin-framing-v2

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Of course, they lost the next game, so they might not that happy, either.

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