Some oppose LIV Golf because it challenges the norm that has existed and supported many players and staff for many years, notably the USPGA and European Tours. The second concern that's raised most often is the funding being from Saudi Arabia.
There is no penalty and the ball must be played from the new spot (Rule 9.3). This is unless the ball has been previously marked and replaced. In this case the exception in Rule 13.1d applies and the ball is replaced on its original spot.
2023 LIV players: Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith, Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood to name but a few.
There are 5 par threes on the North Course: the 4th hole is 228 yards (208 metres), the 7th hole is 284 yards (260 metres), the 9th hole is 171 yards (156 metres), the 11th hole is 290 yards (265 metres) and the 15th hole is 124 yards (113 metres) long.
Curtis Strange has won two major championships, the 1988 US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts and the 1989 US Open at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in the Town of Pittsford near Rochester, New York.
The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe the European Tour, the European Senior Tour and the Challenge Tour.
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