Days After Evading a Controversial Decision at the Masters, Brooks Koepka Triggers Confusion at LIV Golf Singapore With Latest Ruling

Brooks Koepka is back to playing solid golf. He showed tremendous performance at Augusta and finished in the second position tied with Phil Mickelson. He then competed in Adelaide, Australia, where he finished T11. Now, Koepka is competing in Singapore and has become a reason for utter confusion with the latest ruling. 

Brooks Koepka leaves the announcers confused in Singapore

While playing the 428-yard par-4 15th hole, Koepka hit a tee shot that went towards the right side. Upon reaching the ball, Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliott, noticed that the LIV Golf Fan Village structure obstructed their line of sight to the green. Therefore, they requested temporary relief from the immovable obstruction.

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As per Golf Week, this left commentators confused as they did not see any obstruction of in-line sight between Koepka and the hole. 

After picking up his ball and walking past some tents towards the 16th, Koepka consulted with a rule official about the appropriate location to take the drop. Rules analyst Tony Zirpoli spoke, “And under the local rule, he can take relief on either side of the TIO.” “It probably gives him a better shot. So, he’s taking the smart way out by taking that other side relief. And it’s also a long walk.”

Dom Boulet predicted that Koepka will be taking a drop at 16th Fairway. Koepka had an unobstructed sight of the boundary of the TIO. He was granted a path of one club length, and subsequently, he was given another one club length from that path, which served as his designated relief area.

“Well, he’s about 200 club lengths from where he was,” said David Feherty, and Koepka, dropped his ball on the 16th Fairway.  

Brooks Koepka’s Masters’ controversy

During the opening round of the 87th Masters, Koepka and his caddie found themselves in somewhat of an evasion of a rule. An incident took place at par 5-15th hole wherein it appeared that the four-time major champion’s caddie gestured the word “five” to another competitor’s caddie. It seemed like he was revealing the club selection.

According to rule 10-2a, during a competition on the course, it is not permissible for a player to offer advice to anyone, request advice from someone other than their caddie, or handle another player’s equipment to obtain information that could be considered advice if shared.

However, the controversy settled down when the authorities confirmed that Koepka and his caddie breached no rule.

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