Garrick Higgo was Penalized for Being Late for His Tee Time at the PGA Championship

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Garrick Higgo’s PGA Championship got off to a pretty rough start. The South African was late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time Thursday morning and was penalized two strokes. He went on to make a par on the first hole, but you’ll see a six on his scorecard.

According to the PGA of America, Higgo was on the putting green but not “within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.”

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To his credit, he didn’t let it affect him too much. Through eight holes of his opening round, he’s 1 over for the tournament after getting one of the penalty strokes back on the par-4 third.

Update: After signing for a 1-under 69, Higgo said, "I wouldn't have been late if I knew I was running late...It's kind of—I was there on time, but the rule is, if you're one second late, you're late. So if you think about it, I was there on time, if you know what I mean."

From Rory McIlroy's toe to Higgo showing up fashionable late, lots of weird things happening at Aronimink this week—and he was three-and-a-half days to go!