NY Times · Aug 9, 2015
Romero Quits Round but Not Disqualified in Reno
(Reuters) - Argentine Andres Romero, in a bizarre situation, was allowed to remain in the Barracuda Championship despite not completing each of the final four holes in the third round in Reno on Saturday.
On a day when American J.J. Henry took the lead, Romero injured his right hand against an advertising sign behind the 15th tee at Montreux Country Club.
He was unable to continue and would have been disqualified from a normal strokeplay event.
But the Nevada event uses a modified Stableford format where the worst a player can score on any given hole is minus-three points for a double-bogey or worse, even if he does not complete the hole.