Cameron Davis and Will Zalatoris missed out on hundreds of kilos in prize cash after a mix-up at The Sentry match in Hawaii.
The pair had been enjoying companions for the ultimate spherical and unintentionally hit one another’s ball for his or her third pictures on the par 5 fifteenth gap to incur two-shot penalties.
“After realising their mistake upon reaching the inexperienced, they returned to play from the correct location of their third shot – however now enjoying their fifth shot somewhat than their third, per the Guidelines of Golf,” the PGA Tour mentioned.
Australian Davis completed on 22 underneath par and picked up $410,000 (£328,000) in prize cash, however would have earned $715,625 (£572,000) with out the two-shot punishment.
Zalatoris ended the occasion on 19 underneath and gained $163,333 (£131,000) somewhat than the $283,200 (£226,000) if he had completed two pictures higher off.
If the pair had carried on enjoying and never rectified the error they’d have been disqualified from the match, which was won by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama.
