PGA Tour professional Sam Ryder withdrew from a Monday qualifier after inadvertently violating the updated 'lift, clean and place' rule. The former top-100 player secured entry to the Valspar Championship as an alternate and later qualified for the Houston Open with a remarkable 60.
Veteran golfer Sam Ryder withdrew mid-round from a Monday Qualifier after realizing he had unknowingly violated a new PGA Tour rule regarding preferred lies. The rule change limits drop distance to scorecard length rather than the previous club-length allowance.
Sam Ryder voluntarily withdrew from a Monday qualifier for the Valspar Championship after realizing he had been incorrectly applying the PGA Tour's new lift, clean and place rule. Despite being three under par and in contention after nine holes, Ryder chose to remove himself from competition due to the unintentional rule violation.