The Australian was penalised two shots moments before his final round at the St Jude Championship because of an infraction picked up on a late night replay the previous day.
Cameron Smith will have to wait at least another week to claim the world No.1 ranking after an official watching a late night replay led to him being docked two strokes before the final round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.
“[Smith] dropped the ball in that area, but it came back to rest against the line and it was at that point he obviously thought it was OK to play it from that position,” PGA Tour rules official Gary Young said. “You have to take complete relief from that penalty area. Cameron Smith was hit with a bizarre two-stroke penalty before the final round of the St Jude Championship.Smith would have become world No.1 if he’d won the tournament because top-ranked player Scottie Scheffler missed the cut.
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