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Bizarre rules situation leaves Patton Kizzire driver-less for remainder of round

Published

3 years ago

Aug 24, 2021

During Monday’s rain-soaked final round of the Northern Trust, Patton Kizzire hit a wayward tee shot right on Liberty National’s seventh hole. In frustration, the two-time PGA winner bent his driver across his back, which resulted in the driver snapping.

Here’s where things get interesting.

According to Rule 4.1 of The Rules of Golf, players are not allowed to replace a broken club if the piece of equipment has been broken via “outside influence, natural forces, or by someone other than the player or his or her caddie.” With that being said, they do not allow for a replacement club if it was damaged “in anger.”

Kizzire claimed that he did not break the club in anger. “I was a little frustrated but I didn’t feel like I was putting enough pressure on it to break it,” he said.

His playing partner, Jordan Spieth, was quick to come to his defense, stating that Kizzire’s driver snap falls into the “outside influence” category.

Unfortunately, the support of the three-time major winner was not enough for Kizzire to receive his desired ruling. A tour spokesperson told Golf Digest’s Daniel Rapaport, “The player applied pressure to the shaft in frustration and the shaft broke. After discussion with a referee, and the player regarding the circumstances, it was determined that he would not be able to replace the club.”

Kizzire played his final ten holes, driver-less, in even par, to cap off a round of two-over par 73, leaving him in a share of 56th-place. Despite the extenuating circumstances, Kizzire was still able to survive and advance to the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. He sits 66th in the standings heading into this week’s BMW Championship.

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‘Most overrated course in the world!’ – Major champ rips ‘awful’ Pinehurst No. 2

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2 days ago

Jun 14, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

While it’s still early in the 2024 U.S. Open, it appears that most players and fans are enjoying the test the Pinehurst No. 2 provides.

Rory McIlroy, who got off to a strong start in round one, raved about the course after shooting a bogey-free 65 (-5).

“It sort of brings me back to links golf when I was a kid a little bit. The greens are a bit more sort of slopey and there’s a bit more movement on them. But there’s options. You can chip it. You can putt it. I’d love if we played more golf courses like this.”

However, former Open Champion, Mark Calcavecchia, is not a fan of Pinehurst No. 2 and expressed those sentiments on X.

I’m ready for some abuse. Just gonna spit it out!! Pinehurst is such a cool area with great courses. #2 ain’t one of them. Most overrated course in the world!! Lemme have it!! But it’s true

— Mark Calcavecchia (@MarkCalc) June 13, 2024

When asked to expand upon his opinion, Calcavecchia explained why he doesn’t like the course.

Greens. No OB. No water and almost impossible to hit a tree. And pot luck if u miss fairways

— Mark Calcavecchia (@MarkCalc) June 13, 2024

Round two of the U.S. Open is underway and it seems as if we will get some fireworks over the weekend.

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‘The lack of creativity with questions is kinda boring’ – Brooks Koepka opts to skip media requests at U.S. Open

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2 days ago

Jun 14, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

After his first round at the U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka declined to have a traditional post-round interview. Instead, the five-time major champion opted to do a text message interview with Golf Channel/Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch.

Lynch’s first question was to ask why Brooks decided to do the interview over text.

“I opted not to do ‘em just because I didn’t feel like it. Same questions every week. The lack of creativity with questions is kinda boring. I know I’m not a media favorite either so it’s not like anyone will notice. LOL.”

Lynch followed up by asking if creative questions would create more “bulletin board” material for Koepka.

“No, definitely not. It’s a major. I have enough self-motivation. I could think of way more creative questions than ‘Do you think the course is borderline? What happened on those bogeys? What went well?’ Then some LIV versus PGA Tour questions.”

Koepka will look to build off of a solid first round at Pinehurst No. 2 where he shot an even-par 70.

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AimPoint under attack again as footage from U.S. Open enrages golf fans

Published

2 days ago

Jun 14, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

On Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open, the putting technique “AimPoint” was once again under attack due to the slow play it seems to create.

The video that drew attention this time was one of Viktor Hovland and Max Homa parading around the green simultaneously.

Gabby Herzig of the Athletic wrote,

“I’ve been anti-AimPoint since my junior golf days when girls would stomp all over my line to read their 4-foot putts. We’ve reached a new level of disgrace. Literally what is happening here.”

I’ve been anti-AimPoint since my junior golf days when girls would stomp all over my line to read their 4-foot putts.

We’ve reached a new level of disgrace. Literally what is happening here. pic.twitter.com/lyYkECPaLS

— Gabby Herzig (@GabbyHerzig) June 13, 2024

The popular X account wrote, “Imagine playing behind these lads on a Saturday afternoon ?”