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An incredible blunder has cost a player seven penalty strokes at the PGA of Australia. And the victory, since the offender finished two strokes behind the winner. And he also deprived his playing companion of a trophy during the first round…
« It's completely my fault, it's a rookie mistake. » Anthony Quayle did not look for an excuse, he took the seven penalty strokes himself when he realized his incredible mistake. An error in interpreting the rules that counts sevenfold, and even much more than that…
The 30-year-old Australian player played this week in the Victorian PGA Championshipon the circuit PGA of Australia. During the first round, he thought the local rule allowed him to place the ball on all fairways, the so-called “preferred lies” rule. Except that this rule was only in effect on the fairway of hole No. 3, and only on part of the fairway. Anthony Quayle simply misread the little note sent to the players…
Four times during his first round, he placed his ball on the fairway. The culprit was informed that he had to be penalized three times with two strokes, then another time with only one stroke (because during his fourth misdemeanor, he had replaced his ball very close to the point of origin, a few centimeters from the green).
The “friend” of the 1st round was also deprived of victory by this blunder…
His 66 in the first round turned into a 73. But where the story becomes even crueler, and perhaps also more admirable, is that Anthony Quayle followed up with cards of 67, 66 and 69 and almost won the tournament! He finished third just two shots behind the winner, his compatriot Cory Crawford.
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And we haven't told you everything yet… The second of the tournament, the American Tyler McCumberfinished one stroke behind the winner. Do you see it coming? Badly advised by Anthony Quayle during the first round, McCumber placed his ball once on the fairway. He was penalized two strokes during the first round…
Of course, the winnings of the Victorian PGA Championship are not huge (45,000 Australian dollars for the winner), but still. Quayle, age 30 and recently 3rd in the BMW Australian PGA Championshiptournament of DP World Tourpocketed only $17,500. The meatball is expensive.
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