‘Out of control’: DeChambeau and Stenson take a swing at Open slow-play chaos

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States said the greens were tricky and that trying to read them correctly was time consuming. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/R&A/Getty Images

A day after a controversial penalty was issued to Shane Lowry, two former major champions, Henrik Stenson and Bryson DeChambeau, have criticised the R&A’s approach to slow play at the Open after being spoken to by rules officials in separate incidents during round three.

Day one at Royal Portrush saw three balls take close to six hours. “First two rounds it was out of control, what I saw,” said DeChambeau.