In what is Being Called the "cruelest ruling at a major since Roberto de Vicenzo accidentally Signed for a Higher score in the 1968 Masters," Dustin Johnson was penalized two strokes at the PGA Championship on Sunday "when they are grounded at his club in a bunker wakes was Not clearly what should be a bunker, and they had no idea existed.
Johnson was knocked out of the playoffs "when INSTEAD of a 71 to join Martin Kaymer and Bubba Watson in the-three hole playoff, they had Thurs change at his score from a five to a seven, and sign for a Seventy-three wakes up Tied him for fifth place .
Before Kaymer and Watson Zapraszamy Even Their first finish with holes, Johnson was showered and on the way to the parking lot. "I do not know if I can describe it," Johnson stated. "If it was up to me, I would perhaps not not have Thought I was in a bunker. But it's not up to me. "It was heart break for girls on Johnson. They scored at his worst score as a pro on Sunday, an 82, wakes up was the Highest score in the U.S. Open by a 54 hole leader since Fred McLeod's 83 in 1911 at the Chicago Gold Club.
Grounding is "when your club touches the ground before you hit the ball. If you touch the head of the club to the ground before you swing, That Is Considered grounding. It is Allowed in the fairways, at the tee, in the rough, Just Not in a hazard, such "as sand.
But Johnson wakes up the trap was located in was Not Obviously a trap. There were sandy Areas all over the golf course, wakes had Been trampled by onlookers all weekend. However, the Committee had addressed the issue jo and stated That No Matter What the conditions on, for months area of sand had to Be Played like a bunker.
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