Family, friends and fans of John Catlin, currently 85th in the Official World Golf Ranking and a three-time winner on the European Tour in the last eight months, may have a new foe.
The last notable slow-play penalty in a men’s Major came in the 2013 Masters, when then-14-year-old Tianlang Guan was assessed a one-stroke penalty in the second round after being warned four times.
The tournament announced the decision after the rules committee reviewed video evidence, and after Ancer signed his scorecard and exited the scoring area.
We’ve all done it before. Your ball is on the green, and you pick it up without marking it first. It’s one of the more common rules breaches in amateur golf.
While sorting through the balls, it came to Henley’s attention that he had accidentally used a ball other than his usual Titleist Pro V1x during the round.
This year has seen no shortage of bizarre rules snafus since the USGA and R&A rolled out the new Rules of Golf on January 1. Sunday at the Players Championship was no exception.
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