Before the last day of the competition which took place in Mayakoba, the Chilean suffered a sanction from the Rules Committee due to a bad fall of the ball. Although he is still in first place, he will play a decisive heart attack date against the Spaniard and the South African Dean Burmester, who took advantage and reduced their advantage.
Joaquín Niemann received bad news before playing the last round in Mayakoba . The Chilean sits in first place and is on the verge of winning his first LIV Golf title. He reached the final phase as the heavy favorite to win the tournament, with a score of -13. However, The organization decided to punish him with two strokes for playing the ball from the wrong place.
In this way, The national golfer continues in first place, but is 11 clubs under par . The decision of the Rules Commission benefits the Spaniard John Rahm and the South African Dean Burmester, who complete the podium at the end of the penultimate day, with -9 on their ballot. However, before the decisive date, both reduced their distance with the Talagantines to just two moves.
In this sense, LIV Golf explained the determination that affects the national: “Saturday afternoon, after the second round match, The Rules Committee is aware of a possible violation of the rules by Joaquín Niemann and his fall on the cart path at the par-5 13th hole “, they indicated in an official press release.
In addition, the organization explained that he had a double bogey on the thirteenth hole: “After seeing Joaquín’s fall again, on Sunday morning, before the final round, it was determined that he had played from the wrong spot after using punt incorrectly . Joaquín could not enter his clearance zone. The penalty for playing the ball from a wrong place is the general penalty (two strokes) under Rule 14.7A. . Except for rule 3.3B(3), the rules committee revised Joaquín’s score for the second round and included the double penalty on the 13th hole, from 5 to 7 », They added.
What is the fall and why was it penalized?
The term “drop” or “dropar”, which means “to let fall”, It is a resource that ensures that a player can deal with a scenario where the ball is in an impossible position, giving them the opportunity to be able to play it on the next shot. . It is the golfer himself who determines whether he is in an unplayable situation, which is called relief.
For this, the ball can be put into play after having moved it from its initial position, since its location did not allow it to be played. This happens in very specific situations, for example when the ball lands in bushes, in water or in a complex bunker position.
The drop rule, also known as the relief rule, allows the player to continue their game. The golfer must drop the ball at knee height, but without throwing or spinning it. It also cannot touch any part of your body or equipment and must fall within the relief zone, which is measured one or two club lengths from the original reference point.
There are two options for releasing the ball correctly. If after this the player continues not to stay in the zone, he must place it at the nearest point where the ball is at rest. However, if the ball is dropped incorrectly or if one of the conditions is not met, the golfer must drop it again. If you do not do this and make a stroke from where you left off, you will incur a penalty stroke.
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