Higgo’s Start-Time Penalty Clips a 67 at the PGA Championship
TL;DR
Garrick Higgo fired a 67 in the PGA Championship’s first round but signed for 69 after a two-shot penalty for arriving late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time, a ruling tied to Rule 5.3a that treats the starting time as exact. Higgo argued he was there on time and spent about 20 minutes disputing the call, but the penalty stood as he posted one of his best rounds of the year before media appearances.
- Garrick Higgo’s tardiness earned him a 2-shot PGA Championship penalty he’ll regret The New York Times
- Higgo cards a 69 despite 2-stroke penalty at PGA Championship ESPN
- Garrick Higgo penalized 2 strokes for missing opening tee time at PGA Championship WRAL
- PGA Tour winner Garrick Higgo starts PGA Championship with two-shot penalty for late arrival to first tee Fox News
- Garrick Higgo delivers an all-time 6-word quote on being late to tee time Yahoo Sports
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