Higgo’s Start-Time Penalty Clips a 67 at the PGA Championship
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.