Abnormal course conditions
It’s one of the eternal quirks of golf that the best of shots can sometimes end up in the worst of lies and some of the worstplayed shots can end up in position A+. Unfortunately, Justin Thomas suffered the former during the US Open third round when a prime tee shot down the middle left him with an awkward second. Chris Wallace, Rules manager at The R&A, explains...
Having found the short stuff from the tee on the 4th hole, Thomas found himself in a less-than-perfect lie in the