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A small sample of momentous golf rules scenarios from 2024. Courtesy/Getty Images The Rules of Golf always play a big role in the professional game, and 2024 was certainly no exception. We saw major rules violations across all the world’s biggest tours, from the PGA Tour, to LIV, to the LPGA, DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and beyond. Some of these rules scenarios were hugely impactful, some displayed a lack of discipline from the pros and others were just plain bizarre. For your reading pleasure, we’ve compiled a list of the biggest, weirdest and most notable rules scenarios from the year in pro golf, along with links to the original stories and tips on what you can learn from each. So sit down, scroll below and enjoy. 11 big golf rules moments from 2024 (and a lesson for each) Popular pro given rare 4-shot penalty. His response was endearing Joel Dahmen would like this one back. The popular pro was hit with a four-shot penalty in the first round of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open for one of the most avoidable rules violations: carrying 15 clubs in his bag , one more than the legal limit of 14. Dahmen noticed his mistake when he glanced at his bag and saw a 4-iron that didn’t belong. The penalty for too many clubs is two strokes for each hole before the violation is discovered, in this case two holes and four strokes. “Never happened to me before,” he said. “I travel with 15, 16 clubs. I think most people out here do depending on conditions and courses. You know, been traveling out here for a long time and never happened before. I’d like to blame Geno. That would be the easy thing to do. It’s not his fault either. I played Tuesday and Wednesday out here. We didn’t see it in there.” Lesson: While you’re playing partner in a friendly round likely won’t count your clubs, it’s essential to check your bag before you start any competitive round, especially if you, like Dahmen, are testing out some new clubs on the range. Due to ‘serious misconduct’ rules violation, pro disqualified from PGA Tour event At the 2024 World Wide Technology Match Play, 27-year-old Mexican pro Emilio Gonzalez was disqualified for a “serious misconduct” rules violation in the second round. After hitting his tee shot on the 15th hole into a desert area and following with a provisional, Gonzalez failed to make “reasonable efforts” to identify a ball that was found under the rules-allotted three-minute search time and continued to play the provisional ball. But Rule 18.3 (c) clearly states that if player must “make all reasonable efforts to identify” his first ball before continuing to play a provisional, otherwise they will be disqualified for misconduct “contrary to the spirit of the game.” Lesson: After a wayward drive in a competitive match, you can’t just assume your ball is lost and play a provisional for the rest of the hole. If somebody finds what they think is your ball, you’re obligated to check. With that said, don’t take more than the three-minute allotted search time or you’ll slow the pace of play for everyone. The rules penalty that may cost Sahith Theegala millions? Here’s his side At the season-ending Tour Championship, Sahith Theegala caught a tricky lie in a fairway bunker on East Lake’s 3rd hole. After hitting his next shot, Theegala felt strongly he had brushed the sand during his takeaway, which would be a violation of Rule 8.1a (4) for improving his lie. After conferring with playing partners and rules officials, Theegala self-reported the violation and its two-shot penalty, which, given that it was the Tour Championship, turned out to be extremely costly strokes. “At the end of the day, I’ve played so much golf. You kind of just trust your intuition and gut, and right away I thought I moved some sand there,” Theegala said at the time. “I’m in the 90s percent that I thought I moved some sand. I’d sleep a lot better if I saw some clear image of me moving the sand.” Lesson: A good general rule to follow in golf is this: when in doubt, charge yourself with a penalty, as hard as it might be on your scorecard. At the very least, your playing partners will appreciate it, and you won’t lose any sleep over it. U.S. Open ruling results in momentum-killing penalty, questions about intent The Rules of Golf play no favorites, even for rising stars who have the fans on their side. That was the case for then-amateur Neal Shipley . Playing in the U.S. Open after earning low-amateur honors at the Masters, Shipley ran up against the rules in Round 3. On the 13th hole, Shipley’s short approach spun off the front of the green and rolled back down into the fairway on a severe upslope. Shipley set up for his wedge shot, then stepped back with a shocked look on his face. It turns out then when he set his wedge down, his ball moved, a violation of Rule 9.4. “In preparing to make the stroke, Neal set the club down behind the ball and then adjusted the club when the ball then moved,” the USGA said in a statement. “Because the ball had been at rest for some time and then moved immediately after he adjusted his club, it is virtually certain that he caused the ball to move.” As a result, Shipley received a one-stroke penalty and had to replace his ball to the original spot. His playing partner called the ruling “a shame,” but the good news for Shipley is that he still went on to win low-amateur honors at Pinehurst. Lesson: If you face a tricky, sloping lie off the green as Shipley did at the U.S. Open, it’s best to avoid touching the ground altogether before hitting the ball. Instead, treat it like a bunker shot and hover your club off the ground before hitting, thereby avoiding Shipley’s fate. Due to club training aid, two-time major winner is hit with rules violation The case of Minjee Lee at The Annika LPGA event in November proves that the Rules of Golf don’t care what you happen to call a golf club. Lee had been using an extra club as a training aid to prep for the event, but when she arrived at her second hole in the third round, she noticed the club was still in her bag. Because she had 14 real clubs in the bag as well, as with Joel Dahmen at the Shriners Children’s Open, Lee was in violation of Rule Rule 4.1b (1) for having too many clubs in her bag. But unlike Dahmen, because she had only played one hole when she discovered the offending club, Lee was only hit with a two-stroke penalty. Lesson: If you’re playing in a tournament, check your golf bag before you tee off for anything that would run up against the rules, especially extra clubs. Then check again. While non-club training aids are allowed in your bag, it’s probably best to leave them all in the car to be safe. Rules officials boot LPGA star from event, one day after a miracle find In the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Nasa Hataoka hit her tee shot on the 9th hole into long fescue grass. After she and a large group of people searched for and failed to find her ball, a cameraman allegedly spotted it and alerted Hataoka. She then took an unplayable, made a drop and played on. But the next day the LPGA announced Hataoka had been disqualified . They had determined she had exceeded the allotted three minutes to find her ball, a violation of Rule 18.2. Had she declared her ball lost, she would have been required to go back to the tee and hit a second tee shot, which would count as her third official shot, also known as stroke and distance. But because Hataoka hadn’t declared her ball lost and instead took an unplayable, the LPGA determined her actions were “considered a serious breach of Rule 14.7 with a penalty of disqualification if not corrected in time.” Lesson: The Rules of Golf are hard, so you should always be brushing up on the details and keeping them in mind on the course. Even then, strange situations like this can arise, in which case all you can really do is accept the punishment for the good of the game (and your conscience). Surprising rules gaffe leads to disqualification at Women’s British Open The popularity of rangefinders and other distance measuring devices has grown exponentially in recent years. Even in the pro ranks, where varying levels of acceptance to the devices can be found on the world’s major tours. The LPGA, for example, allows their use in most regular events. Unfortunately for rookie Ana Pelaez and her caddie, Miguel Evangelio Gomez-Escolar, the Women’s British Open is not a normal event, and the 2024 event’s host, the Old Course at St. Andrews, is not a normal venue. A local rule at the Open prohibited the use of distance-measuring devices, a fact Gomez-Escolar forgot in the second round when he used a rangefinder in two different instances, a violation of the local rule. Especially difficult for the pair was the fact that the violation for a single incident is just two strokes. But if a player or caddie uses one of these devices two or more times, as in this case, the player is disqualified. Lesson: While you might not run into this specific local rule at tournaments you play in, other local rules are much more common, such as lift, clean and place. Be sure to always check the local rules before teeing it up, especially at a course or tournament you’re unfamiliar with. In rarely seen time situation, LIV pro hit with penalty, is nearly booted Being prompt counts, and being tardy can cost you. That’s the lesson LIV pro Scott Vincent learned the hard way . At the Asian Tour’s International Series Morocco event in July, Vincent arrived 4 minutes and 30 seconds late to his 12:30 p.m. ET start time. Rule Rule 5.3 governs players starting tournaments on time, and many violations result in a DQ. Fortunately for Vincent, one exception to the rule states that if a player is late to his tee time but less than five minutes late, his not disqualified, and instead should receive a two-stroke penalty. Lesson: This one is simple: don’t be late. But if you are going to be late, make sure you are no more than 4 minutes and 59 seconds late, otherwise you might as well stay home. Why LIV Golf leader arrived to course — and was hit with 2-shot penalty At the 2024 LIV Golf Mexico event at El Camaleon, Joaquin Niemann attempted to take free relief from a cart path on the 13th hole during the second round. Following Rule 16.1, he measured one club-length left of his ball with his driver. But before he took his drop, he took one more step to the left, causing his ball to end up left of the one club-length allowed. After rules officials reviewed the video that night, they determined he had violated the rules . But because the officials conferred with Niemann the next morning before he started his third round, and because he accepted the penalty and altered his scorecard, he avoided a disqualification for signing a score lower than his actual score, and instead received a two-shot penalty. And good thing they did, because Niemann went on to defeat Sergio Garcia in a playoff to win. Lesson: You should always try to follow the rules, but if you do commit a violation, the Rules of Golf often allow for a lesser punishment if the violation is promptly reported, and a more severe punishment if it is not. So be sure to report every violation you make — or else. ‘I used the rules’: Bryson DeChambeau explains flukey U.S Open break that led to birdie Temporary Immoveable Obstructions are immoveable objects on a golf course that are not typically there. Think leaderboards or TV towers at pro events. If one of these TIO interferes with a player’s shot physically or with his line of sight, he is allowed to take a free drop away from the TIO. Bryson DeChambeau knows this well and used it to his advantage on his way to winning the 2024 U.S. Open . When he hit a wayward drive on Pinehurst No. 2’s 5th hole in the opening round, he found a narrow ShotLink pole, used to track pros’ shots, in his line of sight. Under the rules he was allowed to take a free drop two club-lengths from the nearest point of relief. But that nearest point ended up being about 30 feet closer to the fairway, giving DeChambeau a hugely improved lie and a shot at the green, which helped turn a potential bogey into a birdie on his way to victory. Lesson: Most of the time following the rules by the letter leads to penalty shots. But Bryson’s example shows that sometimes a thorough knowledge of the rules can actually help your score, so read up! Pro takes second look at rule. Then comes 7 penalty strokes Local rules matter. At the 2024 Victorian PGA Championship, pro Anthony Quayle learned that in painful, costly fashion . After using lift-clean-and-place rules throughout the first 15 holes of his opening round, Quayle double-checked the local rule to make sure he had read it correctly. He had not. It turns out the local rule for the event only allowed lift-clean-and-place on one specific hole, the 13th. After conferring with officials on the 15th tee, Quayle determined that on three occasions, he had used preferred lies and played from a different spot than his original one, leading to three two-shot penalties (under Rule 9.4). On one occasion, he had used preferred lies and returned the ball to where it had been, leading to a one-shot penalty (also under Rule 9.4). In all, he was forced to apply seven penalty strokes to his scorecard. Lesson: As if learning all the Rules of Golf isn’t hard enough, you need to be extra careful about fully reading and understanding any local rules applied to a tournament or course before you start playing. Otherwise, the penalties can follow — and they can really add up. Latest In Instruction Golf.com Editor As managing producer for GOLF.com, Cunningham edits, writes and publishes stories on GOLF.com, and manages the brand’s e-newsletters, which reach more than 1.4 million subscribers each month. 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The biggest game of the weekend is set to take place in Columbus, Ohio, at 12 p.m. EST on Saturday, as the No. 5 travel to the Horseshoe to take on the No. 2 in a highly anticipated Big Ten clash. This marks Ohio State's third matchup against a top-five opponent this season, but it’s the first one to be held at home in Ohio Stadium. The energy will undoubtedly be electric, and head coach along with starting quarterback , made sure to send a message to Buckeye Nation ahead of the high-stakes showdown. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.

NoneSpurs travel to Premier League champions Manchester City on Saturday reeling from a disappointing home loss to Ipswich before the international break. The club’s problems have multiplied during the past fortnight with midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur handed a seven-match domestic ban on Monday and Cristian Romero (toe) joining a lengthy list of absentees. However, Postecoglou remains bullish about Tottenham’s progress and acutely aware of the scrutiny set to come his way if they stay 10th. “Christmas is a joyous occasion, irrespective, and I think it should be celebrated. If we’re still 10th then people won’t be happy, I won’t be happy, but we might not be 10th,” Postecoglou pointed out before nine games in 30 days. “Certainly for us I think it’s a significant period because you look at those games and we’ve got the league where we’ve got to improve our position and a couple of important European fixtures that can set us up for the back half of the year, also a Carabao Cup quarter-final. “At the end of that period we could be in a decent position for a strong second half of the year, so for us it is an important period. “You know there’s no more international breaks, so the full focus is here. You can build some momentum through that, or if things don’t go well you could get yourself into a bit of a grind. Ready for #MCITOT 👊 Go behind the scenes of training ahead of our trip to Manchester 🎥⤵️ pic.twitter.com/4jFZTCIwSz — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 22, 2024 “Of course if we had beaten Ipswich, we’d be third and I reckon this press conference would be much different wouldn’t it? “I’m not going to let my life be dictated by one result, I’m sorry. I take a wider perspective on these things because I know how fickle it can be, but we need to address our position for sure. “And if we’re 10th at Christmas, yeah it won’t be great. There’d be a lot of scrutiny and probably a lot of scrutiny around me, which is fair enough, but that’s not where I plan for us to be.” Tottenham’s immediate efforts to move up the table will require them ending City’s two-year unbeaten home run in the Premier League. The champions have lost their last four matches in all competitions, but have some key personnel back for Saturday’s clash and will aim to toast Pep Guardiola’s new contract with a victory. Postecoglou was pleased to see Guardiola commit to a further two seasons in England, adding: “I love the fact that there’s a massive target out there that can seem insurmountable. “I look at it the other way. I go, ‘imagine if you knock him off, that’d be something’. “I’m at the stage of my life where I’d rather have the chance of knocking him off than missing that opportunity. “When greatness is around, you want to be around it. And hopefully it challenges you to be like that as well.” Saturday’s fixture will be Postecoglou’s 50th league game in charge of Spurs and he knows what is required to bring up three figures. A post shared by Premier League (@premierleague) “No European football, significant player turnover, change of playing style. Where did I think we’d be after 50 games? God knows. “It could have been a whole lot worse, but when you look at it in the current prism of we’re 10th, you’re going ‘it doesn’t look good’ and I understand that and we have to improve that. “But over the 50 games, I think there’s enough there that shows we are progressing as a team and we are developing into the team we want. “The key is the next 50 games, if they can be in totality better than the first 50? First, that means I’m here but second, I think we’ll be in a good space.”

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Home | SACP in the WC condemns Janusz Waluś’ deportation The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape has condemned the deportation of Polish immigrant, Janusz Waluś. Waluś was paroled in 2022 for the assassination of SACP General Secretary, Chris Hani, 31 years ago. Speaking at the Provincial SACP Council, Provincial Secretary, Benson Ngqentsu says the party was initially against the granting of the parole. The Provincial Council is in preparation of the SACP’s Fifth Special Congress next Wednesday. Gathered to prepare and consolidate the party’s position from provincial delegates attending the Special Congress in Gauteng next week. The SACP says it will continue engaging the South African government to seek the repatriation of Waluś to face an inquest in South Africa. “The processes leading up to his deportation confirm the rightward shift in this government. And actually, who is responsible for Correctional Services ideologically and politically? I would link him with this right wing of Poland Janusz Waluś. So, these are the things that anger us and there is no doubt given the situation in Poland, he will be given a hero’s welcome,” says Ngqentsu. Alliance partner, Cosatu in the Western Cape, has also weighed in on the deportation saga calling for a repatriation. “For us a nation, we want answers. Who was the mastermind behind this whole thing. There’s no real closure for the family. So, we are saying the government has failed the family of Chris Hani. It’s good for him to be deported, but he is going to his country with all the secrets,” says Melvern de Bruyn, Cosatu Provincial Secretary. The provincial council is a forum to take stock of the political matters in the party and takes place annually. This one is the first of its kind following the general elections in May. “That special congress is important to us because we want to use it as a platform to asset the political independence of the South African Communist Party within the body politics of the broader congress movement and also broader society and given the post may 2024 general elections where we have seen a re-alignment of neo-liberal class forces,” Ngqentsu added. The SACP Fifth Special Congress is expected to consolidate its decision to go it alone at the polls when local government elections take place in 2026. Video: SACP condemns deportation of Janus Walusz SABC © 2024Egg industry adopts groundbreaking method to end chick cullingBy Alexander Cornwell MANAMA, Bahrain (Reuters) - The U.S. believes that an alleged sweeping Chinese cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon targeted and recorded telephone calls of "very senior" American political figures, a White House official said on Saturday. The comments by Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, to reporters at the Manama Dialogue regional security conference in Bahrain's capital revealed new details of the campaign. While a large number of Americans' metadata likely has been stolen, U.S. officials understand that "the purpose of the operation was more focused," Neuberger said. "We believe ... the actual number of calls that they took, recorded and took, was really more focused on very senior political individuals," she continued. She did not elaborate, including revealing the identities of those who were targeted. Chinese officials previously have described the allegations as disinformation and said that Beijing "firmly opposes and combats cyber attacks and cyber theft in all forms." "We're still investigating the scope and scale" of the hacking campaign, Neuberger said. The New York Times in October reported that members of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's family and Biden administration officials were among those targeted by China-linked hackers who broke into telecommunications companies. A senior U.S. official this week said dozens of companies worldwide have been struck by the hackers, including at least eight telecommunications and telecom infrastructure firms in the U.S. U.S. officials have alleged the hackers' targets included Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lumen, and others and that telephone audio intercepts along with a large tranche of call record data were stolen. (Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Writing by Jonathan Landay; Editing by Paul Simao)