One of the most notable stories during the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills involves Joaqu\u00edn Niemann, who was issued a two-stroke penalty during the first round after throwing a club and violating golf’s new code of conduct policy. The outburst took place on the par-4 sixth hole, where he ultimately recorded an 11.<\/p>\n
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Joaqu\u00edn Niemann of Chile plays a shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., on June 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
The Simple And Frustrating Reason There Are Very Few Fans At The Us Open At Shinnecock Hills<\/a><\/p>\n The incident led the golf world to break into discussion about player behavior<\/a> on the golf course. Jon Rahm was also caught on a hot mic during the second round of the championship, screaming the f-word<\/a> after missing a short putt.<\/p>\n The conversation made its way onto Friday’s edition of “Live From” on the Golf Channel, and Chamblee took a unique approach by trying to dissect when all the cursing and over-the-top outbursts started becoming a bit of the norm.<\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n TV analyst Brandel Chamblee looks on during a practice round before the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 13, 2023.<\/p>\n “I never saw Jack Nicklaus throw a club. Never heard him yell an F-bomb. Never heard a profane word from him on the golf course,” Chamblee explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I never saw Palmer do it. Never Tom Watson. Pick your player. Greg Norman, all the bad losses he had, he never threw a club, never swore. Say what you like about Phil Mickelson, but I’ve never seen him throw a club or drop an F-bomb,” he continued.<\/p>\n “The same wasn’t true about Tiger Woods. One of the best players ever, we all love him, everybody got rich off him, but he was one of the most profane golfers to ever play the game. Nobody ever criticized him; he skated through.”<\/p>\n The golf fans out there who witnessed Woods’ prime run in the sport certainly know that he didn’t necessarily keep things PG-rated inside the ropes.<\/p>\n Zero Bs. Just Dakich. Take The Don’t @ Me Podcast On The Road. Download Now!<\/a><\/p>\n Tiger Woods watches his son Charlie Woods play during the first round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Brook Hollow Golf Club on July 21, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Chamblee, a former winner on the PGA Tour<\/a> himself, admitted that he’s said some choice words and thrown a club on the golf course a time or two. He also recognized he played in a much different era, not this one where cameras follow players every step of the way.<\/p>\n “I wasn’t on TV much, and these guys are videotaped everywhere they go. TV is everywhere.\u00a0So they have, I would say, a bigger burden than you and I would have had, no doubt about it,” Chamblee continued.<\/p>\n Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n “But with that burden comes unimaginable wealth. It goes with the scrutiny.\u00a0 And composure is a skill \u2014 it’s a skill. It’s lazy to throw clubs, and it’s lazy to drop F-bombs when you know the whole world is watching.”<\/p>\n The emotions that golf can bring out have been discussed ad nauseam throughout the week at Shinnecock, especially with Wyndham Clark atop the leaderboard going into Sunday, who had a very noteworthy outburst<\/a> inside the Oakmont clubhouse during the 2025 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n![\"TV](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_fox_news_articles_947\/a4fe02968ef6af2a3f47e17820faa4e1.jpeg\"\/)
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