SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Tempers flared in the opening foursomes match Saturday at the Ryder Cup – but there wasn’t a rift between the two teams.
Daniel Berger’s drive on the 15th hole sailed right of the fairway, into an awkward spot near a drainage channel. After consulting with his opponents, Brooks Koepka called over a rules official to ask about free relief, since he believed the drainage area interfered with his intended swing.
The first official on the scene, David Price – known largely for another rules incident at Whistling Straits, back at the 2010 PGA Championship – wasn’t buying Koepka’s reasoning.