After hitting his drive into the penalty area at the par-4 seventh hole at THE PLAYERS Championship, Rory McIlroy and playing partners, Jordan Spieth and Viktor Hovland, confer over the correct placement for the penalty drop. After reviewing the footage, it’s determined that McIlroy took relief in the correct spot and went on to make double bogey.

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The PGA TOUR heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this week for the 50th anniversary of the THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns to TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course looking to become the first golfer to go back-to-back at THE PLAYERS after his impressive win last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. This was his seventh victory on TOUR since the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. He has also claimed four top-10s across his five starts so far this season. Rory McIlroy will also be in the field this week. He is without a top-20 this season but will take confidence from his victory here in 2019. Viktor Hovland returns to TPC Sawgrass following two straight top-10 finishes at THE PLAYERS, including a solo third last season. Others to look out for are 2021 PLAYERS winner Justin Thomas, 2023 U.S Open champion Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama and Xander Schauffele.

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Oh oh that’s in the water oh no they made the big mistake at 18 as well the same sort of shot quick sniping hook and oh my goodness did you ever find it no it’s on it’s it’s in the water it BS into the water but we were just trying to make

Sure that it was above the red line okay yeah and from our vantage point we did see the ball bounce so you you would pretty much have to anticipate that it would have landed to the right of the red line so I think he is proceeding

Correctly and a n drop from knee high there Billy it’s sitting up quite nicely indeed it is well we we’re trying to figure it out and and now Victor is is going back and questioning like I’m I’m pretty comfortable I saw it above the red line okay and so yeah like

I thought it was really close I can’t say way yeah I mean there’s no other pictures of it I thought it was very spea it was very close but we know now yeah but was it that’s not yeah and I’m pretty comfortable that I thought that it did no sorry that it

Landed above the line yeah that it that it that it landed above the red line yeah everyone that I’m hearing that had eyes on it which again is not what matters is saying they’re 100% certain it landed below line but if you saw I that’s that’s all I’m saying everybody Jordan everybody

Yeah who who are you talking about who’s everybody TV all these guys they didn’t see anything they’re saying on their eyes they didn’t see it on camera they’re saying what they saw which again is like it doesn’t mean anything it’s it’s what you it’s what you guys think I’ve been over there you

Can’t there we got a camera on this side or a camera High good how are you I think that my ball finds above the red line but we’re not it’s not definitive or like they’re not I’m pretty comfortable that it did but we’re trying to check with TV and

They kind they can’t orando you don’t know where it went in but it went in right it went in and it I’m just trying to figure out if it yeah they said they didn’t have a deuce is trying to look at it right now they didn’t have a really good

Point they’re going to look at it they didn’t have a really good point of where it radar coming in offering opinion on 18 I don’t I don’t mean to be on I’m just saying I heard people they’re they’re going with media and they’re saying the media people that are back

There on the te are saying they were certain that’s why I thought like hey should we check so that you don’t take a wrong drop I want to do the right thing I don’t think there’s any doubt that I think we all agree that it crossed some land matter where the

Drop that cuz it was so close yeah I was looking I was looking 15 yards ahead so when it hit ground I I wasn’t even in the right I mean I was watching it and it was evidence so you guys got to go with what you saw okay all right so

That’s on again it’s like 18 it’s what you guys think there I’m comfortable that it crossed some land I don’t know where it actually pitched I have no idea I agree I mean I I’m pretty certain that it did Pitch of so did you drop it on just where it would have

Crossed so I would say yeah I would say I probably I’m dropping it slightly back of where the ball kicked in the ball kicked in yeah I think the ball kicked in further up for sure right like your ball that’s why I’m sort of I’m sort of trying to

Split the difference and like so you’re going to keep the point between you and the hole and go back well so if you’re going to if you’re going to use difference yeah is this the easiest place it could have crossed so if you’re going to if you’re going to use the

Point and crossed we’re going to have to go up there but if you’re going to keep yeah I mean if you’re going to keep the point do in the hole then you got to come back here right yeah so if you’re going to use the point it’s where where

It last crossed yeah but it was drawn that way yeah it was it was it was like hooking that so you have to estimate where you take your cross and okay and did anyone see where I mean no they don’t have I mean it was sort of

Low it wasn’t carrying very far they don’t have it on TV doesn’t have you know like I would say where you are Victor it was probably yeah it was probably caring a good 30 short of that that’s probably fair I mean did the volunteer not see where the ball went in

He didn’t see anything okay okay to me it’s I believe it crossed over the Turtles back there if it didn’t land on above the red line up there or it’s back there you know splitting the difference I don’t is there is where is where you are

A place where it’s where it would have easily crossed like I’m saying are you in the point yeah yes yeah then that would be a safe spot on where it would have could have crossed even if it crossed by the turtles right yeah is that right I don’t know yeah turt is

Like there’s more room this side yeah but again that’s I’m like I think it pitched above the red line but I’m trying to be but we’re not certain so I’m trying to be safe yeah be be safe use what’s the safest option yeah that’s sort of what I’m trying to do you think

That’s going back that’s going back but whatever you whatever you if you feel like this is too close or you feel like this is pretty good I mean no cuz if it crosses up there it probably does interject up there so I’m I’m fine with that fine with that

Y are you good I’m okay yeah I I’m I don’t know where it landed so I don’t I’m just trying to I don’t can’t see where you are I would say it probably cross land so where’s the safest place across land yeah yeah it opens right

Here look yeah I would say this is that makes sense makes sense yeah yeah all right did you get all that Billy well you’re trying to come to to an agreement as to what everyone thinks and well that’s a pretty good shot from there I mean to be able to put it right

In front of the green I mean you can walk away with five after another disastrous t- shot Roy you’re going to play it just off that [Applause] shoulder miss a bogey putt for maoy oh and it really did at the very last minute just curl out of the cup and that’s a

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31 Comments

  1. Rory actually had integrity.. If it was Patrick Reid then definitely we would be questioning everything 😂

  2. Lastimosamente para latinoamérica entender el idioma lo hace difícil y no ponen traducción mucho más para mejorar.
    El golf es mi pasión y aún se ve por lo que discuten.

  3. Can someone explain to me what this is about and why? I’m not that familiar with the rules to understand this issue

  4. I can't remember if it was the players last year or where it was, but Hovland was involved in a very similar situation

  5. Victor is quickly losing fans. Smh 2nd time now he’s been argumentative and incorrect. I thin k it crossed way back there, idiot.

  6. I hate this part of golf. Millions on the line they need to have a better way to figure this stuff out other than speculation

  7. Remember speith getting involved in a similar spat in the ryder cup with Rahm back in '21 Rahms caddie told him where to go!

  8. Too many people involved. Rules official and players should to talking.

  9. Reading the comments is interesting because it is a perfect example of people seeing the same footage and hearing the same audio but having very different take on what took place. Nothing that either Hovland or Spieth said was contradicting Rory. I thought it was clear that they both wanted to correct ball placement so Rory wouldn't be penalized later. That's what's called good sportsmanship.

  10. the fact that they Jordan and Viktor even questioned if the ball bounced in shows they were not paying attention to his ball because it clearly took a massive bounce and the hazard line is so close to the water that if the landed within the line there is no way it would bounce that high
    I expect better from those playing at this level

  11. You would think officials would have monitors or tablets to rewatch stuff like this. I get it’s golf and and its traditions, but when purses reach $1M and it’s on the line, you don’t want to take a guess on where your ball landed.

  12. Jordan and Viktor come over to question the way Rory is dropping the ball, but neither of them offers any feedback about how they think it should be done. They obviously think Rory is doing something wrong or they'd stay out of it. But if they don't have any input or proof that he's doing it wrong, just leave him TF alone.

  13. Assuming the ball was hooked, I don’t see how it bouncing above or below the line would change his point of entry by a significant amount

  14. I don't have a dog in the fight, but the argument, it bounced therefore it had to of bounced on the right of the red line doesn't make any logical sense in the slightest, since there's a foot and a half of land on the left of the red line that it could have bounced as well. I don't care if it did or didn't… that's one of the most ridiculous arguments for anything I've ever heard in my life.

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