Joaquin Niemann scores an 11 after U.S. Open penalty for throwing his club

Joaquin Niemann received a two-stroke penalty at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills for violating golf's new code of conduct policy by throwing a club approximately 50 yards during the first round on Thursday. The incident occurred on the par-4 sixth hole, where Niemann had already hit two drives out of bounds and had a relief ruling denied related to fire ants near his ball. The two-stroke penalty turned a nine into an 11 on the hole, with the USGA announcing the sanction as Niemann was beginning his second round.