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Shaun Norris hit with two-stroke penalty during final round while co-leading Nexo Championship

  
Published August 23, 2026 11:22 AM
Norris hit with two-shot penalty while co-leading final round on DPWT
Shaun Norris incurred a two-shot penalty for his actions on the fifth hole Sunday at the Nexo Championship. At the time of the penalty and when he later found out, he was co-leading the tournament. Here's what happened.

Shaun Norris shared the lead entering the back nine Sunday at the DP World Tour’s Nexo Championship when he was assessed a two-stroke penalty.

The penalty stemmed from his action on the fifth hole, where he kicked a replaced divot from under his feet while setting up to hit his second shot at the par 4. That was deemed to have improved his stance, violating Rule 8.1 in the Rules of Golf. That’s the same rule applied to Bryson DeChambeau’s penalty at this year’s U.S. Open.

Norris led by two shots overnight, having made an albatross in the second round. After a bogey on the third hole and birdie on the fourth Sunday, he shared the lead at 9 under.

Norris stayed on that number and as a co-leader through the turn, where he was told of the infraction by a tournament official while going from the ninth green to the 10th tee. While in the 10th fairway, broadcast announcers informed viewers of the penalty the turned a par at the fifth into a double bogey.

Norris dropped to 7 under, two off the pace. He made a birdie at the 11th, but doubled the par-4 12th to fall five back of Scott Jamieson, who birdied Nos. 7, 8, 10 and 11.

Jamieson (67) went on to win the event at 11 under by two shots. It was his first DP World Tour victory in nearly 14 years (2012 Nelson Mandela Championship). Norris added a third double bogey to his card on the par-5 18th to shoot 76 and drop into a tie for seventh at 5 under.