PGA Championship 2024: 25 Minute Delay for Rules Discussion
05/18/2024 by Alexandra Caspers
On Friday night, Robert MacIntyre’s shot lands against a fence. 25 minutes later is the case cleared up and the round of the 2024 PGA Championship continues.
Robert MacIntyre at the PGA Championship 2024. (Photo: Getty)
05/16 – 05/19/2024
PGA Tour: PGA Championship 2024
Valhalla Golf Club – Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Round 4/4
- Official
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- Defending champion: Brooks Koepka
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After the second round of the PGA Championship 2024 had to start later on Friday, it was questionable whether all players would be able to finish their round. And an incident involving Robert MacIntyre caused even more delays towards the end of the round. The Scot needed 25 minutes between two shots on hole 7 because his ball landed on a fence and the discussion about the point of relief dragged on for a while.
PGA Championship 2024: Delay for Robert MacIntyre
At 07:52 local time, Robert MacIntyre hit his second shot on hole 7. The ball went off to the right and landed on the fence of a hospitality area. MacIntyre arrived at his ball at 07:56. As these structures are considered temporary immovable obstructions, he was entitled to relief. Intensive deliberations then began as to which point of relief should be chosen.
MacIntyre finally decided in favour of a point on the opposite side of the hospitality area. He dropped the ball there, but on the muddy ground the ball landed in a puddle and thus in temporary water. That meant more relief for Robert MacIntyre. At 8:08, a second rules official arrived to help clarify the situation.
Translated wIn the end, a drop was agreed directly in the hospitality area, which MacIntyre finally completed at 08:15. MacIntyre hit his third shot just 25 minutes after his first and saved par from this position. At this point he was only three shots behind the leader Schauffele, but widened the gap with bogeys on holes 8 and 9 and finished the second round in T12.
Robert MacIntyre’s 25 minute ruling which caused a delay at the PGA Championship 😲⏱️ pic.twitter.com/n4aXFXoNoj
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