The infamous putt by Mike Clayton

[LongballGer]

[Chilli Dipper]

Can I get a ruling?

[enduro]

Can I get a ruling?

DQ?

The ball looked to stop before he fell and lost his club. He never addressed the ball and made a stroke at it. Couldn't he replace the ball where it stopped before all that mess happened? God that's terrible lol EDIT: Did some research, 1 stroke penalty.

[LongballGer]

1 putt and 4 penalty strokes.

[MSchumacher]

OMG thats the funniest thing I've ever seen

[bogeyhitter25]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Knockglock]

LMAO! sooooooo funny

[DriverTees]

I'll supply the subtitles:

Clayton: ••••.

[TheLauncher]

1 putt and 4 penalty strokes.

What are the penalties? Is it two for hitting yourself with the ball? And then two for hitting a moving ball (it looked like it had come to rest)? Is there a penalty for hitting the ball with a thrown club?

[enduro]

What are the penalties? Is it two for hitting yourself with the ball? And then two for hitting a moving ball (it looked like it had come to rest)?

It's actually just a 1 stroke penalty. He didn't take "strokes" at the ball so they don't count for separate "strokes". When he knocked the ball out of place that was it. It was out of place and the rule states there is a 1 stroke penalty for doing that. So he would have to put the ball back after that

"If you accidentally move a ball in play with a practice swing, it's a one-stroke penalty. You must replace the ball to its original position and play it correctly. Failing to replay the ball from its original position results in a total penalty of two strokes in stroke play or loss of hole in match play."

[Zeph]

That's quality footage, hilarious stuff.

Enduro's explanation sounds reasonable. When the ball hit him, it was not in play or where it should be. He accidentally hit the ball with his club, from that point on, it was not in play. He gets a one-stroke penalty and must replace the ball.

[Prairie Golfer]

Hale Irwin's whiff at the start of the video was far more costly. He finished one stroke behind Tom Watson in the 1983 British Open because of that.

[Zeph]

What was that in the beginning? Did he just miss the putt and have to tap in?

[Chilli Dipper]

What was that in the beginning? Did he just miss the putt and have to tap in?

Basically, Hale struck straight down on the ball as he was walking up to tap in, and it only moved about half an inch.

[MI Rob]

Lmao that's some good stuff right there.