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When Inbee Park, the 2008 U.S. Women's Open champion, holed out on the final green of the Japan LPGA's Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup on Sunday, she thought she had a round of 64 and a one-stroke victory.
But shortly thereafter, a ruling - and a resulting penalty - changed Park's 64 to a 66 and moved her from the 1-stroke winner to one stroke behind the winner. The player who benefited, and got the victory, was Yun-jye Wei of Taiwan.
According to a Kyodo News Agency report (HT: The Constructivist), the infraction occurred on the very first green of Park's final round. Wei, playing in the same group as Park, explained it this way:
"What happened on the first green was that a volunteer saw (Park's) ball move and saw her take a putt without replacing it, but (Wei and the thir member of the group) weren't watching.
"Three of us then decided we would talk to a tournament official if we saw one later in the round, but we didn't see any officials and just kept on playing as we were close in title contention."
So Park's ball moved on the first green, and Park either didn't Read More. |
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