Canfordhacker
Q-School Graduate
Yesterday on the 5th hole in the Ryder Cup, Patrick Cantlay's ball ran into the penalty area, and was held up and stopped from going into the water by a cable that it came to rest on. It looked unplayable with the cable in the way, and Rich Beem indicated he would get a free drop. It wasn't clear from the coverage whether he did or not. But surely, even though you can move loose impediments in a penalty area, if your ball will move you would be penalised if you did that. Can't see why you would get relief in a Penalty area.
What should the ruling have been - and does anybody know what happened?
What should the ruling have been - and does anybody know what happened?