According to the PGA of America, Higgo was on the putting green but not “within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.”
Garrick Higgo’s PGA Championship got off to a pretty rough start. The South African was late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time Thursday morning and was penalized two strokes. He went on to make a par on the first hole, but you’ll see a six on his scorecard.
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According to the PGA of America, Higgo was on the putting green but not “within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.”
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To his credit, he didn’t let it affect him too much. Through eight holes of his opening round, he’s 1 over for the tournament after getting one of the penalty strokes back on the par-4 third.
At Quail Hollow last year, Higgo made the cut and tied for 55th. He’s still looking for his first top-40 finish in a major championship.
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