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U.S. Open 2016: Did Dustin Johnson's TV tower smash break a rule?

OAKMONT, Pa. — It's early. There's still a lot of time for Dustin Johnson to do whatever he's going to do. But if he melts down in a major again, the fifth hole at Oakmont will be the starting point.

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Johnson, while up two strokes on three players, hit a shot near a TV tower. He took two club lengths worth of relief, as seemed to be his right because the TV tower is an unnatural obstacle. The relief put him in a shorter cut of rough — and then he smashed it over the TV tower.