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Higgo late to tee time, gets 2-shot penalty at PGA...
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- NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- South Africa's Garrick Higgo was penalized two strokes for being late to his Thursday morning tee time in the first round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
- Higgo, who is ranked 85th in the world, was scheduled to tee off on the No. 1 hole at 7:18 a.m.
- The PGA of America said in a news release that Higgo was practicing on the putting green but was not within the area defined as the starting point of his starting time.
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- South Africa's Garrick Higgo was penalized two strokes for being late to his Thursday morning tee time in the first round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Higgo, who is ranked 85th in the world, was scheduled to tee off on the No. 1 hole at 7:18 a.m. ET. He is playing with 2003 PGA Championship winner Shaun Micheel and Michael Brennan.
The PGA of America said in a news release that Higgo was practicing on the putting green but was not within the area defined as the starting point of his starting time.
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