LPGA golfer adds 58 penalty strokes after realizing rules violation

[BleedGopher]

per Yahoo:

Lee Ann Walker thought she was posting scores of 85 and 74 during the first two rounds of the Senior LPGA Championship.

Then a competitor’s caddie informed her halfway through her second round that her caddie had been standing in the wrong place as she putted. It was a violation of a rule new to the tour this season prohibiting caddies from standing behind players as they putt.

Walker found a rules official and self-reported the violation, according to Golf Channel.

“We had her recreate the times that that happened,” LPGA rules official Marty Robinson told Golfweek.

Each violation comes with a two-stroke penalty. That added up 42 penalty strokes in Monday’s first round and 16 strokes added Tuesday for whopping new scores of 127 and 90. Walker — obviously — did not make the cut. She finished 73 strokes over par, 39 strokes behind her next closest competitor.

https://sports.yahoo.com/lpga-golfe...fter-realizing-rules-violation-183631818.html

Go Patty Berg!!

 

[JimmyJamesMD]

I might have beat her. Might have.......

 

[GoodasGold]

Another reason not to waste time with that f*cking game.

 

[JimmyJamesMD]

Another reason not to waste time with that f*cking game.

Thanks for not calling it a sport

 

[TruthSeeker]

Golf is too cute sometimes. Still nice to play with buddies or watch on tv. Not worth playing seriously.

 

[Cruze]

It's always fun to read comments by non-golfers about a sport they quit playing because they couldn't break 100 or beat their buddies even with 5 shots a side.