PGA 2026: Garrick Higgo receives 2-shot penalty for arriving late to tee at PGA
Garrick was slapped with a two-shot penalty Thursday for arriving late to the tee for his 7:18 a.m. ET start time at Aronimink.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Garrick Higgo’s PGA Championship is already off to a rough start. The South African was slapped with a two-shot penalty Thursday for arriving late to the tee for his 7:18 a.
m. ET start time at Aronimink. The PGA rules committee said that Higgo was on the practice putting green but “not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.
” The area for the first and 10 th tees, according to the rules sheet, is by the rope, gallery stakes and bike fencing. As a result, Higgo violated Rule 5. 3a.
After the two-shot penalty, Higgo made double bogey to begin his round. 2026 PGA Championship LIVE updates: Leaderboard, scores, results, highlights and news from Round 1 Follow the first round of the PGA from Aronimink Golf Club. Golf Channel Staff , Golf Channel Staff ,