"Bit of a joke really" – Marco Penge hits out after Bryson DeChambeau Open drama
England's Marco Penge was a tad miffed that Bryson DeChambeau's rules drama at The Open led to a delay in the publication of round three tee times at Royal Birkdale.
Marco Penge says he's hopeful he finds out his tee time for the final round of The Open a little earlier tonight.
Penge was among those to make the cut at the final men's major of the year and was desperate to find out what time he was teeing off on moving day at Royal Birkdale.
But Bryson DeChambeau's rules drama led to a delay in their publication, leaving Penge and several others miffed.
DeChambeau was hit with a two-shot penalty on a dramatic evening at the final men's major of the year and, briefly, threatened not to play.
The situation appeared to lead to a delay in the publication of round three tee times.
"It was a bit of a joke really," Penge told reporters after putting the finishing touches on a 1-under par 69.
"I'm staying at home this week, which is an hour away, and not getting a tee time until 11:00pm is not great, really, when the tournament probably finished at ... we could have at least got a heads up for what time the first tee time was going to be.
"Obviously there was a lot of commotion, so that delayed things."
Penge said he made the assumption DeChambeau's lengthy rules drama caused the delay.
"I presume until they were told whether he was going to play, then we wouldn't get the tee time until then," Penge added.
"It's one of them things. Hopefully we'll get told our tee time a little earlier tonight."
Asked for his opinion on DeChambeau's penalty, Penge appeared reluctant to offer his two cents.
"I mean, probably shouldn't give my opinion on it," he said.
"I mean, you can obviously see on the TV. Everyone has got their own opinion of the scenario.
"Yeah, it's really ... with it being so burnt out, as well.
"I remember day one, four times on the front nine I was in the semi-rough and I didn't ground the club or get anywhere near it because your club is slipping all over the place, so it's so easy to make a mistake by accident.
"Yeah, that one was ... I'll leave that to everyone else."
Asked whether he believed DeChambeau was aware of what he was doing, Penge added: "If I was in that position, I'd just be very careful where I'm standing and how I get into the ball and make sure I don't improve my lie.
"I would never want anyone to think I was doing that. That's how I would deal with it. But yeah."
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