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

The RSM Classic - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Sami Valimaki	-23	F	4
2	Max McGreevy	-22	F	4
3	Ricky Castillo	-21	F	4
T4	Nico Echavarria	-19	F	4
T4	Lee Hodges	-19	F	4
T4	S.W. Kim	-19	F	4
T7	Zac Blair	-18	F	4
T7	Doug Ghim	-18	F	4
T7	Rico Hoey	-18	F	4
T7	Johnny Keefer	-18	F	4
T7	Andrew Novak	-18	F	4
T7	John Pak	-18	F	4
T7	J.T. Poston	-18	F	4
T7	Seamus Power	-18	F	4
T7	Patrick Rodgers	-18	F	4
T7	Sam Stevens	-18	F	4
T7	Michael Thorbjornsen	-18	F	4
T18	Mac Meissner	-17	F	4
T18	Keith Mitchell	-17	F	4
T18	Doc Redman	-17	F	4
T21	Eric Cole	-16	F	4
T21	Ben Martin	-16	F	4
T21	William Mouw	-16	F	4
T21	Ryan Palmer	-16	F	4
T25	Byeong Hun An	-15	F	4
T25	Hayden Buckley	-15	F	4
T25	Trey Mullinax	-15	F	4
T25	Henrik Norlander	-15	F	4
T25	Andrew Putnam	-15	F	4
T25	Antoine Rozner	-15	F	4
T25	Greyson Sigg	-15	F	4
T25	Webb Simpson	-15	F	4
T25	Davis Thompson	-15	F	4
T34	Harrison Endycott	-14	F	4
T34	Patrick Fishburn	-14	F	4
T34	Mark Hubbard	-14	F	4
T34	Patton Kizzire	-14	F	4
T34	Ben Kohles	-14	F	4
T34	Kris Ventura	-14	F	4
T34	Vince Whaley	-14	F	4
T41	Jonathan Byrd	-13	F	4
T41	Austin Eckroat	-13	F	4
T41	Brice Garnett	-13	F	4
T41	Chan Kim	-13	F	4
T41	Chris Kirk	-13	F	4
T41	Niklas Norgaard	-13	F	4
T47	Harris English	-12	F	4
T47	Matthew Riedel	-12	F	4
T47	Sam Ryder	-12	F	4
T47	Ben Silverman	-12	F	4
T51	Daniel Berger	-11	F	4
T51	Michael Brennan	-11	F	4
T51	Pi Coody	-11	F	4
T51	Quade Cummins	-11	F	4
T51	Mackenzie Hughes	-11	F	4
T51	Denny McCarthy	-11	F	4
T51	Troy Merritt	-11	F	4
T51	Jackson Suber	-11	F	4
T51	Jesper Svensson	-11	F	4
T51	Karl Vilips	-11	F	4
T51	Matt Wallace	-11	F	4
T62	Chad Ramey	-10	F	4
T62	Alex Smalley	-10	F	4
T64	Beau Hossler	-9	F	4
T64	Thomas Rosenmueller	-9	F	4
T64	Brandt Snedeker	-9	F	4
T67	Matt Kuchar	-8	F	4
T67	Matthieu Pavon	-8	F	4
T67	Davis Riley	-8	F	4
70	Adam Hadwin	-7	F	4
71	Chez Reavie	-6	F	4
T72	James Hahn	-2	F	4
T72	Brendan Valdes	-2	F	4
CUT	Blades Brown	-6	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	-6	F	2
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	-6	F	2
CUT	Steven Fisk	-6	F	2
CUT	David Ford	-6	F	2
CUT	Lanto Griffin	-6	F	2
CUT	Chesson Hadley	-6	F	2
CUT	Nick Hardy	-6	F	2
CUT	Brian Harman	-6	F	2
CUT	Zach Johnson	-6	F	2
CUT	Peter Knade	-6	F	2
CUT	Martin Laird	-6	F	2
CUT	Luke List	-6	F	2
CUT	Kevin Roy	-6	F	2
CUT	Robert Streb	-6	F	2
CUT	Kevin Streelman	-6	F	2
CUT	Sahith Theegala	-6	F	2
CUT	Braden Thornberry	-6	F	2
CUT	Kevin Velo	-6	F	2
CUT	Camilo Villegas	-6	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	-6	F	2
CUT	Car Young	-6	F	2
CUT	Mason Andersen	-5	F	2
CUT	Cameron Champ	-5	F	2
CUT	Trevor Cone	-5	F	2
CUT	Kyle Cottam	-5	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-5	F	2
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-5	F	2
CUT	Dylan Frittelli	-5	F	2
CUT	Ryan Gerard	-5	F	2
CUT	Will Gordon	-5	F	2
CUT	Rikuya Hoshino	-5	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	-5	F	2
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	-5	F	2
CUT	Matt Atkins	-4	F	2
CUT	Luke Clanton	-4	F	2
CUT	Taylor Dickson	-4	F	2
CUT	Noah Goodwin	-4	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	-4	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	-4	F	2
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	-4	F	2
CUT	Kevin Kisner	-4	F	2
CUT	Hayden Springer	-4	F	2
CUT	Adam Svensson	-4	F	2
CUT	Tim Widing	-4	F	2
CUT	Anders Albertson	-3	F	2
CUT	Ryan Blaum	-3	F	2
CUT	Joseph Bramlett	-3	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	-3	F	2
CUT	Jeremy Paul	-3	F	2
CUT	Paul Peterson	-3	F	2
CUT	Scott Piercy	-3	F	2
CUT	Robby Shelton	-3	F	2
CUT	Dylan Wu	-3	F	2
CUT	Frankie Capan III	-2	F	2
CUT	Will Chandler	-2	F	2
CUT	Tyler Duncan	-2	F	2
CUT	Ryo Hisatsune	-2	F	2
CUT	Kaito Onishi	-2	F	2
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-2	F	2
CUT	Gordon Sargent	-2	F	2
CUT	David Skinns	-2	F	2
CUT	Tommy Gainey	-1	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	-1	F	2
CUT	David Lipsky	-1	F	2
CUT	Taylor Montgomery	-1	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	-1	F	2
CUT	Chandler Phillips	-1	F	2
CUT	Kyle Westmoreland	-1	F	2
CUT	Jacob Bridgeman	E	F	2
CUT	Austin Cook	E	F	2
CUT	Vince Covello	E	F	2
CUT	Jason Dufner	E	F	2
CUT	Matt NeSmith	E	F	2
CUT	Bud Cauley	+1	F	2
CUT	George McNeill	+1	F	2
CUT	Ben Polland	+1	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+2	F	2
CUT	Nick Watney	+2	F	2
CUT	Mason Howell	+3	F	2
CUT	Brendon Todd	+3	F	2
CUT	Davis Love III	+5	F	2
CUT	Matt Sanders	+11	F	2

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