Why Bryson DeChambeau and Thomas Pieters found the same spot but got different rulings

Pieters having fun at WGC Match Play

0:001:29AUSTIN, Texas – About an hour before Bryson DeChambeau’s approach shot at the par-4 13th hole raced across the green and settled onto a sprinkler head, Thomas Pieters found himself in the same spot.

Pieters was 3 up in his match against Tom Hoge at the time and immediately requested a ruling for relief, which is standard on the PGA Tour.

“When the golf course was marked, the [hazard] line got a little bit closer. Obviously, there's a lot of wind when you're marking these golf courses,” explained Gary Young, the Tour’s vice president of rules, competition and administration. “The line got a little too close to it. The official who ruled on it was…