He later called over a walking official to notify them that his ball moved slightly, but it was not due to anything he did so he did not deserve a penalty.

DeChambeau’s actions come after he had a fiery altercation with with Grant Moir, the R&A executive director of governance, after being hit the penalty for improving his lie on the fifth hole during Friday’s play.

After driving in a golf cart with Moir back to where he committed the penalty, cameras caught DeChambeau flailing his arms around and shaking his head in disagreement.

The cameras also appeared to show DeChambeau telling the rules officials, “I’m not going to play tomorrow.’’

Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy, who is also competing in the British Open, slammed DeChambeau for his actions, saying that he held the tournament “hostage” while arguing the stroke penalty.

McIlroy also agreed with the rules officials, saying that something looked off when DeChambeau committed the penalty.

“I was watching it live, I was up in the players’ lounge with a few of the other players,” he said. “As soon as he made the step into the ball, we all sort of looked at each other and were like, ‘That didn’t seem right.’ When I heard that he’d been pulled in by the rules officials, I think it was obvious for why.

“I think there’s no doubt he improved the line of his backswing, whether it was careless or if it was intentional, it doesn’t matter, hopefully was careless. I think the two-shot penalty was justified.”