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Harman’s unplayable ball

After taking a commanding five-shot lead into the final round at Royal Liverpool, Brian Harman got off to a shaky start with a dropped shot at the 2nd and a leaked tee shot on the par-5 5th that found its way into a gorse bush. Jim Gough, Rules manager at The R&A, explains what his options were and how he proceeded.

Harman was able to find and identify his ball, but decided it was unplayable and took penalty relief. Rule 19 covers the relief options for an

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