Patrick Cantlay waited 12 hours to play 2 shots. Pro calls decision ‘crazy’
Patrick Cantlay was forced to wait an astonishing 12 hours to complete his third-round hole at the BMW Championship after darkness halted play on Saturday. After resuming on Monday morning, he promptly made par before bogieing the 18th seconds later, a situation one Tour player described as “crazy.”
PGA Tour rules dictate that if a round is suspended, players have 10 minutes to make their decision on whether to lift or place their ball away from the hole. Cantlay and his playing partner Scottie Scheffler judged the green too wet to play on and opted to lift, as did 49 other players in the field. However, as soon as the duo had picked up their balls, the rules official on duty deemed the green playable, contradicting the original decision.