Golfer gets penalty stroke because ball stops on rim for more than half a minute

USA The ball on the rim of the hole just passed the 30-second mark before falling in as Lee Hodges tried to keep par on the 17th hole with a six-metre putt in the third round of the major PGA Championship.

Hodges thought he had par, but actually scored a bogey. He was penalized one stroke for exceeding the time limit for deciding the hole, according to an announcement from the tournament's governing body, the Professional Golf Association of America (PGAA).

"When Hodges putted his first shot on the 17th hole, his ball stopped on the edge of the hole for more than 10 seconds, exceeding the limit set by the Rules of Golf. As a result, he was assessed a one-stroke penalty under Rule 13.3a," the May 20 announcement said.

Lee Hodges stopped the ball on the rim for more than 30 seconds

Lee Hodges lost par after the ball stayed too long on the rim.

With a bogey on the penultimate hole, Hodges' score rose to +9. On hole 18, he bogey again, thereby rising to +10 and finishing T67 in the overall score after round 3. In the whole match, Hodges had five bogeys, the rest were pars.

Hodges has been playing professionally since 2018. On the PGA Tour, this American golfer debuted last year, so far through 56 tournaments with four top 10 finishes and a total prize money of 2.89 million USD.

This year, Hodges, 27, made his first attempt at the PGA Championship, when the tournament took place on the par-70 East Course at Oak Hill Country Club in New York.

Brooks Koepka is currently leading the pack after round 3 with a score of -6. Behind Koepka are six players within five strokes, including number two Scottie Scheffler and number three Rory McIlroy on the men's professional golf world rankings (OWGR).

The prize fund for this year's PGA Championship is $17.5 million, $2.5 million more than the previous year. With the new budget, the new champion will receive $3.15 million. The tournament was established in 1916, following the hole-play format until 1958 when it switched to stroke play.

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