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Garrick Higgo was penalized two strokes for arriving late to his 7:18 a.m. PGA Championship tee time at Aronimink; he insisted he was 'there on time' but noted that the rules count even a one-second delay as late, with ESPN footage showing him on the tee at 7:19 and the two-shot penalty upheld.
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 was penalized two strokes for arriving late to the first tee for his 7:18 a.m. start at Aronimink in the PGA Championship, after being on the practice green but outside the defined starting area; the Rule 5.3a violation left him with an opening-hole double bogey.