‘Beyond Ridiculous’: Hours Before the PGA Championship, Frustrated Golf World Fumes at ‘Trash Rule’

As the clock ticks away, golf fans are eagerly awaiting the PGA Championship, and there has been a lot of significant news regarding the tournament. The golfers who will compete have been the focus of most of the news. With the top players present at Oak Hill, it appears that a fantastic competition is abound. But a stunning announcement just hours before the major commences, has taken the golf community by surprise.

Golfers are undoubtedly prepared to display their abilities and talent on a very difficult course. Fans are really excited for the start of the tournament. But all the excitement has suddenly subsided. An announcement regarding the rules of the 2023 PGA Championship has got the golf world talking.

A sudden rule change at the upcoming PGA Championship

With just a day left for the start of the event, it has made news for some unusual reasons. The PGA Championship authorities have made some changes to the rules, and it has surely started some controversies.

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There will be an internal out-of-bounds rule in place at the upcoming PGA Championship. The rule change at the second major of the year was recently tweeted by Kyle Porter, a journalist for CBS Sports. According to the regulation, if a ball is on the 7th fairway during play on the 6th hole, it will be declared out of bounds for the 6th hole. In light of this rule, the seventh fairway is now off-limits to golfers who are playing the sixth hole. The players will undoubtedly feel a lot of strain as a result of this rule, and they will require a special approach to the sixth hole.

The caption of the tweet also did not seem to agree with the rule. The tweet read, “Normal sport.”

People were astonished when the rule’s tweet went viral, and all of their excitement seemed to have diminished as a result. Now, this tweet has been the center of attention.

Fans react to the rule change ahead of the PGA Championship

With the PGA Championship starting tomorrow, fans have gathered to react with their thoughts on the new rule. They have not been able to stop talking about this tweet. Some of the fan reactions are:

A fan with his thinking of the rule.

Another fan seems to be ridiculed with the golf rules.

Another fan could not understand this.

Meanwhile, a fan needs an explanation.

Furthermore, another fan with his thoughts on the rule.

Another fan with a deeper question regarding the rule.

Meanwhile, a fan uses all his harsh words against the rule.

Another fan asks for a bit of more explanation on the rule.

However, a fan who does not even believe the news.

Finally, a fan who is in support of the rule.

A huge number of fans reacted with their thoughts. Most of them were against the rule and seemed shocked by it. However, a couple of fans were in support of the rule too. In all this mess, some fans had questions about the rule too and needed more explanation. However, whatever the fan reactions are, it is going to make a difference as the rule is set to have an impact on the game. It only remains to be seen how it would impact the event.

What are your thoughts on the rule? Let us know in the comments below.

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