What helped professional to do the tour of the past week? A video review of the rules

Jake Knapp was upset, that much was clear.

But what was not was whether he would be punished because of his frustration – and possibly miss the cut at Mexico Open of the past week. A look thought. But another was taken over a video evaluation.

How did things get this point? A grievances. Friday, after a discount in his last hole of his round shot into a left greenside bunker, the 164-yard, Par-3 9 on the Vidanta Vallarta route, scored his second shot, and his ball found only a few centimeters of grass before rolling back into the sand. His anger came here. Looked away briefly. He looked back to the right, towards the ball. He dragged his club into the sand.

But was this last step a no-no?

According to the PGA tour this week, an official thought and Knapp was hit with a two-stroke penalty. After he had met his second attempt from the bunker to one foot, Knapped a triple-Bogey-Sechs and was finally under three for the tournament on one-off and ended and ended by three.

Remarkably, it was a player to touch bunkers sand with his hand or a club, completely banned before changing the rules from 2019 – but Rule 12.2b now reads like this:

“Before Making A Stroke at your ball in a bunker, you must not: Deliberately touch sand in the bunker with your hand, a club or rake or any object to test the Condition of the sand and lear information for your next stroke, or touch sand in the bunker with your club: In the area in Front of or right Behind Your Ball (Except as Allowed in Fairly Searching for your Ball or in Removing a loose impediment or movable obstruction), in Making a Practice Swing, or in making your back for a stroke.

“Except as covered… above, the following actions are allowed: Digging in with your feet to take a stance for a practice swing or the stroke, smoothing the bunker to care for the course, placing your clubs, equipment or more objects in the bunker (Whether by throwing or setting topic), Measuring, Marking, Lifting, Replacing Or Taking Other Actions Under A Rule, Leaning on a Club to Rest, Stay Balanced or Prevent a Fall, Or Striking the Sand in Frustration Or anger. “

These last seven words are the key.

According to the tour, the rules, Ken Tackett, and the rules committee have the film material again – Golf channel It also showed during his Friday broadcast – and found that the punishment should be revoked. Knapp, the defending champion of the Mexico Open, then returned to three and made the cut a few hours later.

Knapp's wallet also helped the evaluation.