PGA TOUR 2023, Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC: 3-6 Aug
Adam Scott & Justin Thomas: Identical out-of-bounds shots cause drama on the course
In the second round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Adam Scott and Justin Thomas hit identical tee shots into the penalty area and struggle to figure out the drop location, a rules official and Shane Lowry come in to assist. - PGA TOUR Video above
From Golf Monthly, by Ben Fleming:
Rules discussions are far from the most glamorous part of watching a professional golf tournament. Justin Thomas’ and Adam Scott’s nine-minute debate during the second round of the Wyndham Championship was a stern reminder in case you needed one.
Both players have plenty to play for, entering the week outside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings and on course to miss the end-of-season playoffs. But even with that on the line, their long, drawn-out rules discussion tested the patience of even the most ardent of golf fans. Read more
From Australian Golf Digest, by Tod Leonard:
Not that they don’t take the rules seriously all of the time, but this wasn’t just any old ruling for Adam Scott and Justin Thomas on Friday in the Wyndham Championship.
Both men were battling to get inside the top 70 in points at the end of the week to advance to the FedEx Cup Playoffs. When they arrived at the eighth hole at Sedgefield Country Club in the second round, Scott was contending near the top of the board, while Thomas was right on the cutline of two-under.
Neither could afford a bad mistake, but both produced one when they hooked their tee shots into a creek near a stone bridge left of the fairway on the short par 4. Read more
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