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☆ Joel Dahmen penalized for carrying extra club in bag, in danger of losing PGA Tour status
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Joel Dahmen is in danger of losing his PGA Tour card after he was penalized four shots at the Shriners Children’s Open on Thursday for having too many clubs in his bag. It was a mistake that could prove decisive for a player who is on the bubble. 124 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings, with the top 125 at the end of the fall circuit able to retain their tour status for 2025. You want to be mad at yourself, you want to get mad at Geno, you want to get mad at the world,” he continued. Eight players will finish their opening rounds on Friday after darkness suspended play on Thursday, with the second round beginning at 9:55 a.m.

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☆ Players Championship: Austin Eckroat sees putt finally drop, only to get penalized for overhanging ball rule
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Eckroat’s birdie would have stood had his putt fallen during this time, but as it was classed as being “at rest”, an additional penalty stroke saw him card par for the hole. The rule drew the ire of some fans responding to video of the incident posted by the PGA Tour on X. Since the ball took longer than 10 seconds to drop, a stroke was added to Austin Eckroat's score and was counted as a par. pic.twitter.com/xwhGBzIy8z — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 17, 2024A similar series of events at last year’s PGA Championship involving American Lee Hodges saw the tournament’s rules body issue a statement explaining the penalty. There was no official statement from The Players rules committee for Eckroat’s incident as the penalty was “just the application of the rule,” a spokesperson for the PGA Tour told CNN.

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☆ Carlos Sainz wins inaugural Netflix Cup – and immediately smashes it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ferrari Formula One driver Carlos Sainz got his hands on the inaugural “Netflix Cup”, only to stare in horror as it tumbled out of them. Clutching a bottle of champagne in his other hand, Sainz was chatting with the American when the cup tumbled out of his grip. We’re here to have a good time.”Homa plays a shot in front of the Las Vegas Sphere. A $4.56 million dollar charity donation was offered by the PGA Tour if a hole-in-one was made, though no player achieved the feat. Lynch laughs with characters dressed in "Squid Game" outfits.

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☆ 2023 PGA Championship: Joel Dahmen gives golf fan $100 to buy beers after hitting him with errant ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —One golf fan has found an unusual way to bypass having to pay for beers at the PGA Championship this week – take a Joel Dahmen tee shot to the leg. When told each beer cost $17, Dahmen handed over $100 for some refreshments, McGuire said, with the tweet showing the duo posing for pictures with the bill. Shoutout to @Joel_Dahmen for hitting my calf with a tee shot today on hole #1! “I’m a middle of the road PGA Tour player,” Dahmen explained. 108 enjoyed a strong end to 2022 but has endured a tough start to the current season, missing the cut in four of his last seven PGA Tour appearances.

☆ Australia edge Tunisia to end 12-year wait for a win at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved up to second in Group D behind reigning champions France. Tunisia brought on the squad's top scorer Wahbi Khazri in the second half as they upped the tempo in search of an equaliser, but the Australian defence stood firm with goalkeeper and skipper Mat Ryan a calming presence at the back. The victory snapped Australia's seven-match winless run at World Cups since they last picked up three points in a victory over Serbia in 2010. France play Denmark in the other Group D encounter later on Saturday. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Al Wakrah; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Denmark held by fired-up Tunisia in World Cup opener
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Nick Said | Michael Church | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Denmark thought they should have had a penalty in stoppage time for handball that was checked at the VAR screen by referee Cesar Arturo Ramos, but he instead gave a free kick to Tunisia. We are underway with the tournament, but our heads would have been a little higher with a better result." Tunisia, who this week had spoken of their pride at qualifying for World Cup in an Arab country, were fired up from the first whistle, celebrating each tackle like a goal, and had two excellent chances to open the scoring. "This is the World Cup, it's the most important competition in the world. Hjulmand will be sweating on a knee injury to midfielder Thomas Delaney that forced him off in the first half.

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