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Higgo splits with caddie after late tee time costs two strokes at PGA Championship
Garrick Higgo split with his caddie Austin Gaugert after arriving one minute late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time at the PGA Championship, incurring a two-shot penalty; he argued the ruling but accepted it. Despite four birdies in Round 1, the penalty left him at three under, and a second round with seven bogeys led to missing the cut. Higgo had previously won with Gaugert in 2025 and will use Nick Cavendish-Pell for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week.
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