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USA Today
08-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Did Wyndham Clark violate rules by taking relief at PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Did Wyndham Clark violate rules by taking relief at PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational? ORLANDO, Fla. – No harm, no foul for Wyndham Clark on Friday. The PGA Tour Rules Committee determined that Wyndham Clark did not violate any rules when he took relief during the third hole of his second round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark's tee shot on the par-4 third hole landed in the fairway, bounced in the air and returned to his own pitch mark. 'Yeah, didn't know there was any confusion obviously when I'm playing. When we hit it I was asking for it to stop. We never saw it bounce. Then we get up there and it's in a plugged lie. My ball was covered with mud. So we took relief, didn't think anything of it,' he said. Clark was entitled to free relief. Had the ball rolled into a different pitch mark, Clark could have been penalized. But after reviewing the ShotLink video, the Tour's Rules Committee found Clark to be entitled to free relief. Clark went on to make a par on the hole and signed for 1-under 71, alone in second place at 6-under 138.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wyndham Clark cleared of rules infraction related to pitch mark on third hole in Round 2 at Bay Hill
Wyndham Clark unintentionally ignited golf's social-media sphere when he took a drop from a pitch mark in the third fairway Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark's tee shot hit the fairway, took a bounce and settled in a dirt area. It was impossible to tell with the naked eye while watching TV whether that resting place was created by Clark's tee shot or by someone else. Clark, however, was confident that it was his original pitch mark and he took relief. He went on to par the hole. With social-media accusations flying, the PGA Tour released a statement saying, "After reviewing ShotLink video of Wyndham Clark's tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the PGA Tour Rules Committee determined that the ball returned to its own pitch mark, which entitled Clark to free relief." During Golf Channel's coverage, as Clark was wrapping his round, in-booth rules official Mark Dusbabek further explained the situation, saying the Tour captured the incident with one of its 146 on-course cameras. A hi-res video showed Clark's ball hit, bounce forward and then spin back into its original pitch mark. "Yeah, didn't know there was any confusion obviously when I'm playing," Clark said after his round. "When we hit it, I was asking for it to stop. We never saw it bounce. Then we get up there and it's in a plugged lie. It was filled with — my ball was covered with mud. So we took relief, didn't think anything of it." Clark was a co-leader in Round 2 before making double bogey at the 15th hole. He finished with a 1-under 71 to sit two back of leader Shane Lowry.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Did Wyndham Clark violate rules by taking relief at PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational?
ORLANDO, Fla. – No harm, no foul for Wyndham Clark on Friday. The PGA Tour Rules Committee determined that Wyndham Clark did not violate any rules when he took relief during the third hole of his second round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark's tee shot on the par-4 third hole landed in the fairway, bounced in the air and returned to his own pitch mark. 'Yeah, didn't know there was any confusion obviously when I'm playing. When we hit it I was asking for it to stop. We never saw it bounce. Then we get up there and it's in a plugged lie. My ball was covered with mud. So we took relief, didn't think anything of it,' he said. @PGATOURComms Ball clearly did not bounce back into the place where it landed. He ended up taking a free drop as he must've thought it was his own plug spot. Should be a penalty coming up for Wyndham Clark @PGATOUR @PGATOURLIVE — PGA Dice (@PGATourProDice) March 7, 2025 Clark was entitled to free relief. Had the ball rolled into a different pitch mark, Clark could have been penalized. But after reviewing the ShotLink video, the Tour's Rules Committee found Clark to be entitled to free relief. Clark went on to make a par on the hole and signed for 1-under 71, alone in second place at 6-under 138. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour star Wyndham Clark took relief during Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here's why
The Guardian
07-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
PGA Tour clears Wyndham Clark as Lowry leads Arnold Palmer Invitational
The PGA Tour has cleared Wyndham Clark of any wrongdoing after the former US Open champion's free drop during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Social media lit up on Friday after Clark took free relief following his tee shot on the 3rd hole. Tournament officials were comfortable Clark's ball landed back in its own pitch mark, which allows a free drop. Had the ball instead rolled into another divot, Clark could only have taken a drop under penalty. The 31-year-old, who was leading the tournament at the time, went on to make a par. In a statement, the PGA Tour's rules committee said: 'After reviewing ShotLink video of Wyndham Clark's tee shot on the 3rd hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the PGA Tour Rules Committee determined that the ball returned to its own pitch mark, which entitled Clark to free relief.' Clark himself shrugged off the incident. 'I didn't know there was any confusion, obviously when I'm playing,' he said. 'We never saw it bounce. Then we get up there and it's in a plugged lie. My ball was covered with mud. So we took relief and didn't think anything of it.' By close of play, Clark sat two adrift of Shane Lowry's 36-hole total. Clark double bogeyed the 15th and dropped another shot at the 17th while en route to a 71. Lowry's 67 included an excellent birdie at the treacherous 18th. Lowry's eight under par heads the pack. Given the attributes required to succeed at Bay Hill, Lowry's prominence should come as no surprise. The 2019 Open champion admitted he had extra motivation to secure a late tee time in round three. Lowry's Saturday start means he will have scope to watch Ireland take on France in the Six Nations. 'It was either a late tee time or no tee time,' Lowry said. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion 'My iron play is good and conservative when it needs to be. I think you need that around places like this. I just like the grind of 'pars are good.' There's a lot of weeks out here where you get where you shoot level par for nine holes and you feel like you're beating your head against the wall. Whereas, weeks like this, level par after nine you're actually doing okay, you're a little run away from having a lovely day. I like the type of golf where any time you break 70 you feel like you've had a good day.' Lowry's playing partner Rory McIlroy signed for a 70 to sit four from the lead.
NBC Sports
07-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Wyndham Clark cleared of rules infraction related to pitch mark on third hole in Round 2 at Bay Hill
Wyndham Clark unintentionally ignited golf's social-media sphere when he took a drop from a pitch mark in the third fairway Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark's tee shot hit the fairway, took a bounce and settled in a divot. It was impossible to tell with the naked eye while watching TV whether that resting place was created by Clark's tee shot or by someone else. Clark, however, was confident that it was his original pitch mark and he took relief. He went on to par the hole. With social-media accusations flying, the PGA Tour released a statement saying, 'After reviewing ShotLink video of Wyndham Clark's tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the PGA Tour Rules Committee determined that the ball returned to its own pitch mark, which entitled Clark to free relief.' During Golf Channel's coverage, as Clark was wrapping his round, in-booth rules official Mark Dusbabek further explained the situation, saying the Tour captured the incident with one of its 146 on-course cameras. A detailed video showed Clark's ball hit, bounce forward and then spin back into its original pitch mark. Clark was a co-leader in Round 2 before making double bogey at the 15th hole. He finished with a 1-under 71 to sit two back of leader Shane Lowry. Watch the moment where Wyndham Clark got relief at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after cameras determined his third tee shot landed in his own pitch mark.
