US Open 2026: Joaquin Niemann gets two-shot penalty for throwing club
SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Joaquin Niemann was assessed a two-stroke penalty for throwing his golf club on the sixth gap Thursday on the US Open in what was deemed a “serious misconduct.”
Niemann made a multitude of the par-4 sixth, his fifteenth gap in Round 1 at Shinnecock Hills, hitting two tee photographs out of bounds. When he lastly put a ball in play it was within the native space and he was solely capable of advance his subsequent shot 112 yards earlier than play was halted for the day due to darkness.
When Niemann returned to finish his opening spherical early Friday, he was assessed the two-shot penalty and made an ’11’ on the outlet for violating Rule 1.2b, which states “players are expected to play in the spirit of the game by acting with integrity, showing consideration to others and taking good care of the course.”
He completed his spherical with an 8-over 78.
The conduct coverage was applied this 12 months by the foremost championships, though every group applies the usual individually. Violations begin with a warning adopted by a two-shot penalty for a second violation and disqualification for a 3rd incident. Niemann wasn’t issued a warning for the incident due to the egregious nature of the outburst.
