Crane hit with two four-shot penalties at Boise Open

Ben Crane’s first-round scorecard at the Albertsons Boise Open shows he began the tournament 8-8, but that had nothing to do with his game and everything to do with his equipment.

Crane was assessed a pair of four-shot penalties because of non-conforming clubs.

Crane, who started his round on the 10th hole, noticed on the 11th tee box that he had a dot sticker – used to collect TrackMan data – on his driver. He alerted officials and because it happened after he finished his first hole, he was hit with a four-stroke penalty (violation of Rule 4-1) instead of just two strokes.

Then, on the 14th hole, Crane realized he had the same decal on his 6-iron. He was given another four-stroke penalty,…