Throwback: Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson Get Two-Shot Penalties at 2021 Hero Challenge

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Throwback: Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson Get Two-Shot Penalties at 2021 Hero Challenge

At Albany, Spieth and Stenson were docked two strokes after unknowingly teeing off the ninth from the 17th markers following overnight changes. Officials confirmed the mistake mid-round. Spieth closed with 76 to finish last; Stenson shot 72, one place better. The mix-up joined golf’s strangest rule lapses, like Rory Sabbatini’s reflective-sticker DQ and Craig Stadler’s towel penalty.

By Nischay Rathore

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