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Harris English involved in strange rules incident that involved a 60 minute investigation at Colonial

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Four-time PGA Tour winner Harris English finished 12th at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, but it could have been an awful lot worse.

During his third round, the world number 39 found himself embroiled in a touch of controversy over the decision not to award him a penalty for possibly causing his ball to move on the fringe of the green at the par-4 second hole.

Having addressed his ball on the edge of the rough, English backed off, saying, “My ball keeps rolling that way,” and pointing towards the hole.

Playing partner and tournament leader, Harry Hall, came over to assist with the ruling and asked if the ball had moved on the spot, reminding English that if he had caused the ball to move, he would need to replace it with a one-stroke penalty, and if he failed to do so, it would be two.

Already three strokes behind, English was approached by rules official Dave Donnelly to explain the situation.

After saying he had been taking practice strokes to the side and saw the ball move, Donnelly asked if the ball had moved with the club behind the ball.

“When it moved, it was right here,” the player said, placing his putter head to the side of the ball.

“I was like this, and going through my routine,” English continued. “I could see it out of the corner of my eye a little bit, and I get over it and it’s continuing to do it.”

Neither Hall nor his caddy looked impressed with the explanation, but Donnelly said that what he was shown “could not have caused the ball to trickle like that with you far enough away from it.” The ball “is just in play where it is.”

Hall wasn’t happy with the ruling and approached the official to discuss the matter further, with the incident further clouded by the television coverage never showing the ball moving before the player had addressed it.

As coverage switched to CBS, the broadcaster informed viewers that tournament officials would review the incident after the round, with Trevor Immelman saying the best way for English to deal with it is to “process this like he is going to get a penalty.” “If he doesn’t, then it’s a bonus,” he concluded.

However, just a few holes later and at the end of his front nine, English was cleared of any penalty, birdied the next – the 10th hole – and sat tied for the lead with one round to go.

The incident may have been playing on his mind during Sunday, as his 6-over 76 dropped him back from the lead to a place outside of the top 10.

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

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Apr 26, 2024

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On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350 

  • Food: $377 
  • Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé 
  • Hotel: $0 because  @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!  
  • Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car  
  • Gas: $165 
  • Entry Fee: $130 
  • Lounge Pass for caddie: $50 
  • Gym: $0 
  • Yardage book: $0 
  • Total expenses: $3672 

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

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After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

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As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.

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