US golfer Cameron Young watches his drive from the 17th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau watches his drive from the 17th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau drives from the 17th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau watches his drive from the 17th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau watches his drive from the 17th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau looks from a bunker on the 16th hole during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Bryson DeChambeau (L) and caddie Greg Bodine (R) stand in the rough on the 16th hole during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Cameron Young watches his drive from the 15th tee during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE