Wayne Riley suggests he would like rule change after Kristoffer Reitan escapes penalty during final round at the Truist

Kristoffer Reitan has now won on the PGA Tour for the very first time after producing a superb back nine to clinch the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow on Sunday.

Reitan has been knocking on the door this season, with top 15 finishes in three of his last four starts on the PGA Tour.

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Ultimately, he was able to emerge from a pack that included the likes of Alex Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, and Nicolai Hojgaard in North Carolina. Reitan did not drop a single shot over his last 12 holes of the final round of the latest signature event.

But perhaps his victory should have been a little less comfortable.

Wayne Riley suggests Kristoffer Reitan should have been penalised during the final round of the Truist Championship

Reitan was involved in an interesting incident on the 14th hole as he prepared to hit his birdie putt. The Norwegian backed off after realising that his ball had moved.

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Replays ultimately showed that Reitan seemed to push into the ball ever so slightly with his putter. It did seemingly fall back into its original spot. Nevertheless, he made sure to check with a rules official before making the three.

He did not receive a penalty, with players allowed to replace the ball if they accidentally move it. But speaking on Sky Sports, Wayne Riley admitted that he was not entirely comfortable with the situation.

“I don’t know if I like that rule. I think if you do touch it when you’re over it, it should be a one shot penalty,” he said.

Reitan incident may reignite the debate over the penalty Cameron Young received at the Cadillac Championship

Of course, the incident comes just one week after Cameron Young called a penalty on himself during the final round of the Cadillac Championship.

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Young noticed his ball move as he prepared to hit his approach on the second hole. He called in the official and was handed a one-shot penalty.

Young admitted that he was not happy with the situation after going on to win at Doral. Meanwhile, playing partner Scottie Scheffler insisted that Young did nothing to make the ball move.

So it does seem slightly unfair that Young received a penalty but Reitan did not. Obviously, neither outcome proved to be particularly significant, but perhaps that makes this the right time to look at the rule.

If a player does not intend to improve their lie, perhaps it should not matter whether they are in the fairway or on the green.