PGA 2026: Garrick Higgo receives 2-shot penalty for arriving late to tee at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Garrick Higgo’s PGA Championship is already off to a tough begin.
The two-time PGA Tour winner was slapped with a two-shot penalty Thursday for arriving late to the tee for his 7:18 am ET begin time at Aronimink.
The PGA guidelines committee stated that Higgo was on the follow placing inexperienced however “not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.”
The space for the primary and 10th tees, in accordance to the foundations sheet, is by the rope, gallery stakes and bike fencing. Higgo wanted to be at the primary tee not more than 5 minutes forward of his tee time, and video confirmed him arriving as his fellow enjoying competitor was getting set to play.
As a end result, Higgo violated Rule 5.3a and acquired a two-shot penalty. He made double bogey on the opening to start his spherical.