The two-time major winner almost committed a massive rules gaffe Thursday as the 2025 U.S. Open got underway at Oakmont Country Club, when his shot out of the bunker on the par-5 fourth hole landed on a crosswalk and he opted to take free relief.

Bryson DeChambeau, the winner last year at Pinehurst who also had top-five finishes at this year’s Masters and PGA Championship, missed the cut Friday at Oakmont after a second-round 7-over 77, leaving him 10 over par for the tournament and the first defending champion since Gary Woodland in 2020 to miss the cut.