British Open 2026: The surreal scene at Birkdale after Bryson DeChambeau's penalty

SOUTHPORT, England — It is comically dark because it is 10:20 p.m., the only light spilling from a video board 30 yards to the left, and a soft glow from an orange fingernail moon a million miles to the right. Silent, too, despite seven members of his entourage ensconcing Bryson DeChambeau on the range and a dozen or so media camped behind him—quiet enough that you can hear the tent roofs straining not to cave under the wind. The only others here are four fans who've snuck into the grandstands to catch the show, and a security guard who looks confused by all the fuss.