GULLANE, Scotland – Sam Burns’ adventure on the par-5 10th hole on Saturday at the Genesis Scottish Open began with a wedge shot that he admitted he caught “a little low” and a gravity-defying predicament that led to triple-bogey 8.
Burns’ second shot from the fairway bunker launched too low to clear the lip and the ball hung on the wall. He called for a ruling and two officials, one from the PGA Tour and the other from the DP World Tour, debated his predicament for nearly 10 minutes.
“There was a sod seam. Freshly laid sod on top of the bunker that’s not on any other bunker.