Penalty

July 19th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Shane Lowry assessed two-shot penalty after R&A review of practice swing

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July 13th, 2025

Two-shot slow-play penalty handed out at Evian Championship, the second on the LPGA this year

There’s never a good time to be slapped with a slow-play penalty. Having it happen at a major championship is the worst of all places.

May 6th, 2025

Pro wins tournament after being first to violate new pace-of-play policy

Just two days after being assessed a new policy penalty, this pro claimed his first victory at the Diners Club Peru Open.

April 20th, 2025

Five-time tour winner Ben Crane DQs himself for bizarre sequence in hitting the wrong ball

The opportunities for success now come few and far between for five-time PGA Tour winner Ben Crane.

April 13th, 2025

Masters 2025: Min Woo Lee PENALISED at Augusta National

We have our first real rules drama of the 2025 Masters, and it involves Aussie fan favourite Min Woo Lee.

December 12th, 2024

Rules Review: My opponent used his wrench tool on his driver before teeing off. Is that allowed?

December 9th, 2024

Tour pro suffers seven-shot penalty in crazy rules blunder, still finishes in third place

If any golfer requires a reminder of the need to always, always, always follow one of the golden rules of the competitive game – read every word of the local rules before teeing off – we offer the tale of Anthony Quayle at this past week’s Vic PGA Championship.

October 18th, 2024

Here’s why Joel Dahmen was penalised 4 STROKES(!) to start the Shriners Children’s Open

There are tough starts to tournaments, then there are Joel Dahmen’s first two holes Thursday at the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

October 17th, 2024

Rules Review: My ball hit a power line and fell into the rough. Do I have to play it as it lies?

When having to hit a shot from a tee or fairway that has power lines in the way, the question of what happens if you should strike one is worth asking.

September 2nd, 2024

Here’s what Sahith Theegala’s self-imposed penalty ultimately cost him (hint: it’s 7 figures!)

Honesty is the best policy, so the saying goes, but in professional golf, it also sometimes come with a heavy price, as in the case of Sahith Theegala.

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Players 2024: Austin Eckroat is penalised for waiting too long for his putt to drop (Wait, what?!)

Wyndham Clark’s rough situation had Golf Twitter howling for a penalty

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Joaquin Niemann was assessed a two-stroke penalty after the second round at LIV Mayakoba. Here’s why

WATCH: Rory McIlroy slapped with TWO-SHOT PENALTY for taking a wrong drop

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Rules Review: My opponent stopped my ball from rolling on purpose. Is that a penalty?

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Rules Review: I just played the wrong ball. What do I do now?

July 17th, 2023

Lydia Ko assessed 7 penalty shots during final round of LPGA’s Dana Open

Ko was assessed seven penalty strokes after being notified on the 11th hole that she had improperly played preferred lies during the final round.

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July 10th, 2023

US Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz was one more slow-play time away from a penalty

The news came as a shock to the player and caddie because the LPGA fines players for slow play but doesn’t penalise them shots.

August 15th, 2022

‘ABSURDITY’: Cam Smith given TWO-SHOT PENALTY before teeing off in final round

Cameron Smith was trending on social media after being slapped with a penalty by the PGA Tour in the moments leading up to his final round tee time at the FedEx St Jude Championship.

June 28th, 2022

Lexi Thompson handed slow-play fine immediately after devastating loss at KPMG Women’s PGA

The issue created instant social media buzz, including from two-time Major winner Justin Thomas.

May 2nd, 2022

WATCH: Mini-tour pro wins event in playoff only to be DQ’d after rules review

It’s never over until it’s over is a cliché that took on new meaning this past week at a mini-tour event in England when the apparent winner had his title taken away.

March 29th, 2022

Masters 2022: 15 people who wound up on Augusta National’s naughty list

Looking back at those who have broken Augusta National protocols – and the punishments they received

Leaderboard

Butterfield Bermuda Championship - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Adam Hadwin	-6	F	1
T2	Takumi Kanaya	-5	F	1
T2	Braden Thornberry	-5	16*	1
T4	Ryo Hisatsune	-4	F	1
T4	Alex Smalley	-4	F	1
T4	Isaiah Salinda	-4	F	1
T4	Frankie Capan III	-4	16	1
T8	Kris Ventura	-3	F	1
T8	Chandler Phillips	-3	F	1
T8	Harry Higgs	-3	F	1
T8	Vince Whaley	-3	F	1
T8	Rikuya Hoshino	-3	F	1
T13	Max McGreevy	-2	F	1
T13	Pi Coody	-2	F	1
T13	Car Young	-2	F	1
T13	Thorbjørn Olesen	-2	F	1
T13	David Skinns	-2	F	1
T13	Nico Echavarria	-2	F	1
T13	Adam Schenk	-2	F	1
T13	Steven Fisk	-2	F	1
T13	Seamus Power	-2	F	1
T13	Jesper Svensson	-2	F	1
T13	Will Gordon	-2	F	1
T13	Jeremy Paul	-2	F	1
T13	Jake Peacock	-2	16	1
T13	Noah Goodwin	-2	15	1
T13	David Ford	-2	15*	1
T28	Ben Kohles	-1	F	1
T28	Mason Andersen	-1	F	1
T28	Harrison Endycott	-1	F	1
T28	Matt NeSmith	-1	F	1
T28	Greyson Sigg	-1	F	1
T28	Lee Hodges	-1	F	1
T28	Martin Laird	-1	F	1
T28	Jonathan Byrd	-1	F	1
T28	Kevin Velo	-1	F	1
T28	Hunter Wolcott	-1	F	1
T28	Taylor Dickson	-1	F	1
T28	Taylor Montgomery	-1	16	1
T28	Cristobal Del Solar	-1	15*	1
T28	Kaito Onishi	-1	15	1
T28	Vince Covello	-1	15*	1
T43	Hayden Springer	E	F	1
T43	Michael Brennan	E	F	1
T43	Camilo Villegas	E	F	1
T43	Dylan Wu	E	F	1
T43	Zac Blair	E	F	1
T43	Patrick Fishburn	E	F	1
T43	Blades Brown	E	F	1
T43	Ryan Palmer	E	F	1
T43	Jackson Suber	E	F	1
T43	Kevin Roy	E	F	1
T43	Sami Valimaki	E	F	1
T43	Thomas Rosenmueller	E	F	1
T43	Justin Hastings	E	F	1
T43	Tyler Watts	E	F	1
T43	Niklas Norgaard	E	15*	1
T58	Eric Cole	+1	F	1
T58	Rico Hoey	+1	F	1
T58	Henrik Norlander	+1	F	1
T58	Trevor Cone	+1	F	1
T58	Matthew Riedel	+1	F	1
T58	Matteo Manassero	+1	F	1
T58	Matti Schmid	+1	F	1
T58	Francesco Molinari	+1	F	1
T58	Taylor Moore	+1	F	1
T58	Kenny Leseur	+1	15	1
T68	Kevin Streelman	+2	F	1
T68	Kevin Yu	+2	F	1
T68	Adam Svensson	+2	F	1
T68	Matt Wallace	+2	F	1
T68	Sam Stevens	+2	F	1
T68	Trey Mullinax	+2	F	1
T68	Danny Willett	+2	F	1
T68	Mark Hubbard	+2	F	1
T68	John Pak	+2	F	1
T68	Scott Piercy	+2	F	1
T68	Andrew Putnam	+2	F	1
T68	Tyler Duncan	+2	F	1
T68	Doug Ghim	+2	F	1
T68	David Lipsky	+2	F	1
T68	Antoine Rozner	+2	F	1
T68	Will Haddrell	+2	15*	1
T84	Austin Cook	+3	F	1
T84	Joseph Bramlett	+3	F	1
T84	Paul Peterson	+3	F	1
T84	Ben Silverman	+3	F	1
T84	Victor Perez	+3	F	1
T84	Lanto Griffin	+3	F	1
T84	Samuel Anderson	+3	F	1
T84	Andrew Zielinski	+3	F	1
T84	Justin Lower	+3	F	1
T84	Ben Martin	+3	F	1
T84	Matt Kuchar	+3	F	1
T84	Will Chandler	+3	15*	1
T96	Sam Ryder	+4	F	1
T96	Ricky Castillo	+4	F	1
T96	Matthieu Pavon	+4	F	1
T96	Brandt Snedeker	+4	F	1
T96	Philip Knowles	+4	F	1
T96	Oscar Couilleau	+4	F	1
T96	Chad Ramey	+4	F	1
T96	Paul Ferrier	+4	16*	1
T104	Cameron Champ	+5	F	1
T104	Patrick Rodgers	+5	F	1
T104	Danny Walker	+5	F	1
T104	Rafael Campos	+5	F	1
T104	Sahith Theegala	+5	F	1
T104	Luke List	+5	F	1
T104	Nick Hardy	+5	F	1
T104	Luke Clanton	+5	F	1
T104	Quade Cummins	+5	F	1
T104	Chan Kim	+5	F	1
T114	Robert Streb	+6	F	1
T114	Beau Hossler	+6	F	1
T114	Henry Smart	+6	F	1
T114	Oliver Betschart	+6	15*	1
T118	Hayden Buckley	+7	F	1
T118	Chase Johnson	+7	F	1
120	Drew Doyle	+11	F	1

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