Justin Rose took an interesting penalty in the first round of the Sentry, losing two strokes.
The incident occurred on the 537-yard 7th par-4.
Rose and one of his playing partners, Taylor Moore, had similar balls during that round and accidentally hit Moore's ball instead of hitting his own.
After the first round, Moore called out Golf.com on Twitter: Their article on the situation And how wrong their story was.
“I have to make this clear, because this gives the impression that I'm a person who doesn't communicate with play partners or respect the 'unspoken rules of the game,'” Moore wrote. “Actually, I We never replaced the ball. I only played 1 all day. Unfortunately, this article has very little applicability to what actually happened…”
I have to clarify this, because this gives the impression that I'm someone who doesn't communicate with play partners, or who doesn't respect the “unwritten rules” of the game.
In fact, we never replaced the ball. I only played 1 all day. Unfortunately, this article has very little to do with what happened… https://t.co/fEGrNCFR1G
— Taylor Moore (@taylormooregolf) January 7, 2024
Moore didn't stop there. He had a lot more to say about this article and what happened on the course last Thursday.
“I'm sorry Justin hit the wrong ball and ultimately said sorry, but I think it ruined the announcers and coverage,” he wrote in a reply to the original tweet. Ta. “Rosie was the ultimate professional and handled the situation with class. All clear and excited for the final round of @TheSentry tomorrow.”
I'm disappointed that Justin hit the wrong ball and ended up saying sorry and I think that ruined the announcers and the coverage. Rosie is the ultimate professional and she handled the situation with grace.She's all cleared of the air and excited for the final round @TheSentry tomorrow
— Taylor Moore (@taylormooregolf) January 7, 2024
Both golfers are using Titleist ProV1 balls marked “1.” Because of this, Rose switched to a ball with the same “2” on it. However, he forgets the switch and accidentally bumps into Moore's switch.
Golf.com originally reported on the situation, detailing how Rose and Moore's drives on No. 7 ended up on the right side of the fairway.
It wasn't until the second round that the details became clear.
After realizing that Rose had hit Moore's ball, the camera showed him holding his hands over his head. Broadcast microphones picked up the exchange, but the magazine reported that Moore did not tell Rose that he had switched from the “2” ball.
But that wasn't the case.
So Moore made it public on social media.
After Moore tweeted about the incident, Golf.com published an update with a correction at the beginning of the article. The website indicated they had seen his tweet. It also noted that Moore's representative sent an email to the company.
But on the Golf Channel telecast, analyst Kurt Byrum and PGA Tour rules official Mark Dasbabec said Moore switched balls and forgot to tell Rose.
They were wrong too.
Nevertheless, this penalty rarely occurs on the PGA Tour, as the world's top players rarely forget the ball they played.
As a result, Rose received a two-stroke penalty on the break. Rule 6.3c (1)but it could have been worse.
The group quickly realized that, and Rose was able to accept a two-stroke penalty on that hole, a double bogey instead of a par, and continue the round.
Had he waited, the 2013 U.S. Open champion might have been disqualified.
Rose shot 71-69-75-61 on the par 73 layout to finish tied for 40th at 16 under. His final round 61 tied Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Matt Jones for lowest 18-hole score at Kapalua's Plantation Course.
Savannah Lee Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation's Playing Through.If you want to know more about golf, please follow us. @_PlayingThrough On all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirls and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.
