South Africa’s Garrick Higgo is penalized two shots at the PGA Championship after arriving late to his first-round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club. Multiple outlets report the penalty is imposed for being a minute or so late, with the PGA of America citing his practice activity on the putting green before he made it to the tee. BBC News, Sky Sports, and other reports describe the decision as a rare two-shot penalty taken before Higgo steps on the first tee. Higgo has disputes around the timing, with some coverage stating he was late by less than a minute and describing the circumstances of his start. In reactions covered by Golf.com and other outlets, Higgo’s caddie, Austin Gaugert, also takes responsibility, saying he “fell short” in relation to the rules incident. Despite receiving the penalty, Higgo later plays but ends up missing the cut, according to the reports. The incident denies him a share of the lead in the opening round as described by BBC News and contributes to a difficult start to his tournament.
Garrick Higgo receives two-shot penalty at PGA Championship for arriving late
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo is penalized two shots at the PGA Championship after arriving late to his first-round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club. Multiple outlets report the penalty is imposed for b...
- Garrick Higgo is assessed a two-stroke penalty before his first tee shot at the PGA Championship.
- The penalty is for being late to his tee time at Aronimink Golf Club.
- The PGA of America cites that Higgo was on the putting green practicing when he should have been at his tee time.
- Coverage reports Higgo disputes the exact timing, saying he was late by less than a minute.
- Higgo’s caddie, Austin Gaugert, publicly takes responsibility for the incident; Higgo later misses the cut.
Garrick Higgo’s caddie at the PGA Championship, Austin Gaugert, blamed himself for a costly rules penalty that led to Higgo's missed cut. The post ‘I fell short of that’: Garrick Higgo caddie blames himself for PGA rules penalty appeared first on Golf.
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3 months agoAfter enduring a 2-shot penalty for a late arrival to his tee time on Thursday, Garrick Higgo missed the PGA Championship cut by 1 shot. The post Garrick Higgo’s late-arrival penalty proves costly appeared first on Golf.
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3 months agoGarrick Higgo assessed two-stroke penalty at PGA Championship for being late to his Round 1 tee time.
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