Unique rulings on the PGA TOUR | 2022

Check out the most unique rulings PGA TOUR players encountered in 2022, including Rory McIlroy’s drive running into Justin Thomas’ ball, Hayden Buckley hitting into a trash can at the WM Phoenix Open and Sungjae Im’s near hole-out from the rocks, among others.
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[@TommysTelevision]

"What a nice shot from the garbage can." Felt like I've heard this one directed at me before.

[@macurlyfries]

😂😂

[@ryanocallaghan4909]

At least once a game

[@chinchillin824]

facts

[@CaptainJimp]

Me when I try asking anyone out

[@tincanforacup2745]

“I’ve never taken a bad drop in my life, I’m not about to start now”

[@matthewchase6744]

"I've never taken a bad drop in my life" is like listening to thief say they dont steal.

[@hah1738]

in that instance though he was more right than they were

[@impropr5954]

What he said^ they had him wayyy short of the green and he was like 10 yards short of pin high

[@christopherharman3748]

Not where is splashed, where it crossed.

[@ImReverseGiraffe]

Props to both Rory and JT for handling that like gentlemen. Rory came in to say he's good with the spot, removing any potential penalty from JT, and then JT asked if he wanted the ball or a mark.

[@elmoblatch9787]

Yes, it's an extraordinary bit of courage, sportsmanship, and chivalry. If it were up to me, they would win nobel prizes.

[@ziggle5000]

Honestly I'm surprised they haven't both been knighted for that.

[@Eat-MyGoal]

It's a good job they decided to handle it like gentlemen although the match referee was about to hand them some boxing gloves to sort it out if they couldn't agree...

[@PrinceBarin77]

Should have had a quick game of fives to sort it out. Also, loser does a shot in the bar later.

[@jakabokbotch99]

@3:04 He saved lives by getting that ball out. It would have been pandemonium had he left it.

[@joecollins3832]

I remember watching that Berger debate at the Players, didn’t know the guy before that and won’t like him after that

[@kurtroxursox12]

Why? He’s defending his own play.

[@mrr5052]

I give Hovland a lot of respect though. It takes some balls to call someone out on a drop when you're practically a tour rookie.

[@joeyfinlay2475]

I respect him standing up but they were wrong. When they show the shot tracer he clearly passed the line farther up,

[@rizz2pro]

Can someone explain what happened? The guy in pink shirt hit the ball into the water but what's the debate about?

[@ryandavies6609]

@@rizz2pro There was no footage available at the time, and they were trying to figure out where the ball landed in the water to take a drop closest to it. Berger was trying to suggest that his ball entered the water based on his intention to hit a fade. He actually hit it more or less straight, and so the point of entry was further back than what he was trying to suggest. Holland and Dhamer are pointing that out and he doesn't like it.

[@LongbranchOlivetti]

Berger being a bit of a knob there

[@FriendsFerdinand]

aye yo that's Daniel "Never Taken a Bad Drop" Berger to u bro

[@nichj487]

Instead of sticking to his guns, he was just like “I’m doing what you say but you’re wrong and I’m unhappy” lol

[@kg5653]

He was right though

[@LongbranchOlivetti]

@@kg5653 No he wasn't. He was trying to suggest that his ball entered the water based on his intention to hit a fade. He actually hit it more or less straight, and so the point of entry was further back than what he was trying to suggest. Therefore his playing partners were justified in pointing this out.

[@kg5653]

@@LongbranchOlivetti I stand corrected, thank you

[@firebirdude2]

Berger is such a flippin baby. He wasn't sure either and he just shanked a ball in the water. Not the time to plant your flag.

[@ziggle5000]

not really his problem imo, if the sport wants to be taken seriously none of that should be up to the players at all.

[@MrBestinhalo]

​@ziggle5000 99% of the time if there is no cameras, it's up to the players

[@drew651]

@@MrBestinhalo That isn't really an argument. In almost any major sport there is video review at the highest levels. 99% of the time hockey games aren't recorded, but they manage to have video review in the NHL.

[@NathanM4A1]

@@drew651 What are you talking about? All NHL games are recorded.

[@drew651]

@@NathanM4A1 I never said they weren't.

[@Clemsontiger21487]

Landing in a trash can at a waste management match is pure irony

[@anthonypalumbo1057]

I like for 2:28 they have the official of course, but also the Waste Management official there just to make sure there is no funny business with the trash

[@adamcoe]

The PGA: making NFL rules look simple and easy to interpret since 1934

[@fencer1979]

Honestly when playing in state for my high school golf, I HATE it when we have to wait and grab the person who can see what call we should make

[@normboy8376]

Same

[@fencer1979]

@@normboy8376 hahaha it’s the worst. The worst about playing in state is that so many people are there and usually in the first hole we play in the day, my drives are not good ‘cause I get sooo nervous but when the next holes come by with less people watching,‘I feel more confident 😂 o just HATE people watching me. Like in my country club, I stall when the lady with the cart and drinks waits for me to hit the ball but I say “you can go, it’s fine!” Because I don’t want her to see if I hit a bad shot and get embarrassed LOL

[@zapdite9410]

you guys think this guy played in state?

[@girlgolfer07]

​@@fencer1979same! I'm on a highschool team but sadly none of the rules officials actually know what they're doing. Like I have to take out a rule book to tell them the rule. One rules offical tried to make me hit out of a puddle in the fairway, that was like 4 inches deep..I could barely see the ball...so after a bunch of explaining to him about temporary water and stuff, he said "I learn something new everyday" 😂 I mean, the rules offical is supposed to teach me, not the other way around

[@fencer1979]

@@girlgolfer07 LMAO. Golf season starts this fall and I swear I get so freaking nervous ‘cause in tournaments, it can get PRETTY alward when playing with girls who don’t really like to talk and get angry if they hit a bad ball. I hate golfing with strangers 😂 I get too nervous

[@user-im7qg5qs6j]

"Is that your ball next to mine??? I shanked it!" lmao

[@lnr12241]

Is great to see the best golfers in the world shanking the ball around once in a while lol

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

I was playing in the Maryland Open many years ago when my tee shot ended up between two OB stakes that were like 25 yards apart. Both of my playing partners were telling me the ball was OB but i was pretty darn sure it was outside the line although it was very close. Ended up with a rules official and a ball of yarn. Tied off to one OB post and pulled it tight to the next one. My ball was no more than two inches on the good side of the string. I ended up with a PW into the green from there instead of having to play a pretty terrible provisional ball id hit. Saved me at least 2 shots and probably 3.

[@AlonsoRules]

Sungjae Im’s shot just about sums up how much luck plays into golf

[@steveutgaard9961]

Awesome video merry Christmas

[@ynkybomber]

I'm sorry but any role that demands you play a ball off a sprinkler head is a bad rule. The rules are supposed to protect and preserve the course.

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

Shut up, poor person

[@velvetundergrad2843]

They shouldn’t have painted the boundary line adjacent to it

[@hendog5396]

@@velvetundergrad2843 yeah, it's not necessarily the rule that's bad, it's that a ball on the sprinkler head can roll across it, and make contact with the line. If the line was an inch farther, there's no problem

[@davidmarchant9386]

You betta be sorry next time I'll sock ya 😂

[@Miyamoto_Jim]

@4:21 he says he’s never taken a “bad drop” in my life and I’m not about to…. What does he mean by that?

[@ckirkwalsh]

He’s never cheated by dropping a ball in a more favorable spot than he should.

[@nic5250]

@@ckirkwalsh ty

[@Boooshtacka]

Wth was that audio at the end showing JT going over the tents? Lmfaooo

[@asd36f]

2:20 - An unusual hole in one LOL

[@Grahambhatt]

What’s happening on the hovland and Berger thing?

[@ian-j]

When a ball is hit into the water, you have to drop in the designated relief area, or you can drop in line with where your ball crossed the water. Berger claimed his ball crossed the water much closer to the hole than what Hovland and dahmen said.

[@Pwnulolumad]

First clip is gooood

[@tompw3141]

Would it be crazy to explain what the rulings are?

[@joneinarmattiasvisser6113]

I live how weird the gomf rules are. It's so entertaining😂

[@NuisanceMan]

That one in the chair's cupholder looked like it was in a pool pocket.

[@HRHooChicken]

What are the rules for the first clip, where your ball is hampered by the cart path (or any man made path) but not actually on it?

[@the3picpr0_66]

I believe you usually play it, unless like in the first clip, you determine it is an unmovable obstacle, you would then take relief.

[@Aidan-fd2tn]

You can take oath relief if you are on the path or if you would be standing on the path. So even though his ball wasn’t on the path, he got free relief since he would have to stand on the path to hit the ball

[@bullveigh2526]

Ball collisions on the green should be fair game , you’d win some and and be SOL on others.

[@Basetornado]

Used to be the rule. You weren't allowed to move balls blocking your line to the cup, if you hit them, your opponent could play it from where it ended up or from where it started. If you accidently knocked your opponents ball in, it counted. Changed in 1952.

[@colinjames8278]

Is this why Daniel berg stopped playing??? Lolol wowserz

[@you238]

5:30 is that car a TIO according to the rules?

[@jmwall24]

How does Colt Knost NOT know that you can't play from a wrong putting green lol. It's a 2 stroke penalty to do that.

[@zesolodar]

as someone whos played golf for 15 years. there are so many rules that are petty and make no sense.

[@rishabhsharma5610]

@@zesolodar as a person who has golfed for just over 15 years, not making a giant divot in the green is possibly the most sensible rule in the game so your comment is useless

[@jct0064]

@@rishabhsharma5610 I wouldn’t play from the wrong green even if it was legal. It would be terrible manners.

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

​@@rishabhsharma5610 you are allowed to play from your own green so you could take a giant divot there. That's not against the rules.

[@unrealtimepcr4661]

@@JeffSmith-eq3kc sure but the most u r gna do on ur own green is a chippy bounce shot, taking minimal divot if at all. from the wrong green, you are looking at anything from a lob wedge to a driver off the deck, so theres no controlling that

[@thedragonsnortchannel2609]

Golf: the one sport where you never see these types of situations everyday

[@sebastianthurow605]

Wow das war spannend eieiei

[@oliversudden9162]

the guy that went in the water and was told no video there was video we saw it go in

[@shaggyguitarist]

*ball lands on green* HUH says..."I shanked it". Wish my shanks do that !!!😂

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Why did RM get to move hos ball like 5 metres to the left of the vehicle? I thought a drop was a club length away? Or why not move the vehicle if the ball is underneath it???

[@JD102790]

Same rule as getting relief from a scoreboard thats temporary. Its an unmovable obstruction (ironic being that its a car), so he can get complete relief from the car, including his line of play.

[@elnino4398]

0:22 I wonder if he is in a little depression from Iraq

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

Rules Official: “FINALLY! I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO!”

[@Coastaljaeger]

So what were thw unique rulings? I failed to see.

[@walkeronthewalk5373]

“Sounds pretty good” yeah looks good as well

[@nielsdorhout058]

Im gonna play some olskool wii golf now 😈

[@nldmaster]

Clean it off!🤣

[@GeorgeTropicana]

That first shot was amazing man damn

[@garylawrence7547]

These PGA rules can be ridiculous!

[@bradjones2280]

It’s amazing how the commentators don’t know the rules. Surprised Matt didn’t play from the wrong green??? He’s not allowed to.

[@Later_Doober]

I love golf but some of these rules are are just so stupid.

[@chrish4723]

Bad look from Berger there. Both playing partners were in agreement where it crossed, he hemmed and hawed that whole way through that. I would have had a hard time to keep my mouth shut there if I were Joel or Victor.

[@michael7264]

it's as if they swear they have to think on it for 5 minutes before finally realizing the obvious solution..

[@202Redwings]

Joel and Gino don’t lie bergs

[@publiusvalerius8934]

I want to see ones that land on a roof, lol

[@famousamoso7]

Nobody talking about 9:05 Cam Davis grounding his club in the red area while taking off his sock and shoe? lol

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

The rules have changed. You are now allowed to ground your club in those areas. It's now called a penalty area, not a hazard and you now treat it like any other area on the golf course. No grounding still applies to bunkers.

[@famousamoso7]

@@The_KZbin_Critic Thank you for that. I wasnt aware they had changed that rule,

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

@@The_KZbin_Critic thank you for the clarification as I was not aware either

[@SciMajor1]

10:15 Hmmmm. Despite what the rules say, he should have been granted relief from the sprinkler head. That rule needs to change.

[@TreytorMcDeath]

It was a bad job of marking by the officiating crew, should be a little cut out in the margin for the hazard so there was no way that that situation would happen in the first place. If that Red line marking the hazard wasn't there he would've got relief from the sprinkler head.

[@minnsminns]

6:30 Don't understand why they are surprised he is taking relief from the wrong green, 13.1f is pretty clear. "Relief MUST be taken. You MUST NOT play the ball as it lies."

[@aleks_jones]

yeah do they expect him to just put a massive divot right in the middle of the green? lol its like they didnt even think about it...

[@michael7264]

oh, gee, the ball is under a car. what ever shall we do?? hmmm maybe MOVE IT?

[@jfmahler]

Gary Woodland’s was incredible. Should’ve been able to put down a 0 😂

[@Bonelesswatrmelon1]

Isn’t a divot technically a man made structure 🤷‍♂️

[@blueworm9395]

so is the rest of the gold course 🤷

[@burr69]

@@blueworm9395what about the silver course

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Gold comment there!

[@brrrogers]

How about including the "unique rules" so us non golfers can learn more about your sport!?

[@billwilliams4877]

Off a water closet...

[@fedup3449]

@2:10 That was a rubbish shot

[@N_E_Golf]

…

[@brysonxd]

Budum tss

[@wam1388]

some of these rules are just sooo stupid

[@MBOG808]

Berger is irritating AF

[@WonderfulWino]

5:00 being a bit of a baby

[@Greengoblin2345]

:23 I heard “he is in a little depression from Iraq”

[@tchevrier]

so you are allowed to remove your shoes and socks to play a shot, but you aren't allowed to kneel on a towel.??? You must be able to identify your ball before playing it, except if its in a garbage can???

[@dennythemenny]

What exactly is unique about those rulings? Pretty disappointing to waste time for standard golf.

[@Chris-0703]

I could watch this stuff all day…LIV Golf I’m done after 30 seconds

[@christophermchale2971]

Why would he mark the ball if he just going to place it after Rory hits?

[@Chris-0703]

He didn’t have to. He asked Rory what he preferred, and Rory preferred to have a tee rather than a ball right next to him, which makes sense (less distracting). JT could have said no but JT is a good dude…which is why he isn’t in the LIV Tour.

[@rimpan1512]

@@Chris-0703 being on the LIV tour doesn’t make you a bad person, grow up.

[@Cream147player]

@@rimpan1512 Why not? In itself it displays an outrageous level of greed and lack of morals, definitely seems to be a very good indicator at the very least. It’s notable that most of the worst people on tour went over to LIV. Of course, the reverse isn’t true, being on the PGA Tour doesn’t necessarily make you a good person.

[@joshiejd4591]

@@Cream147player When you fill up your car, where do you reckon the oil comes from? Also the Saudi's just pledged 400 million to Ukraine, so does that make them good enough for you then? It's a golf tournament, by not playing in it, they aren't saving the world.

[@beanz239]

@@Cream147player 3 of the top 5 finishers from The Masters were from LIV golf 😂

[@Bonelesswatrmelon1]

Just show the pga this video and maybe they’ll get a little bit of what are we really doing here

[@williamjenks6866]

These people have played too much ea sports

[@dancingrook8553]

*In the bin* Play it as it lies buddy 🤣

[@user-wj1ym6rc1v]

30

[@bloatedsodium7301]

Bad Lies Matter

[@dealtownchamp]

Jeez whatever happened to play it where it lies lol

[@Andrew-dd3yt]

6:56 This proves that pros play with massive advantages, one of them for example being all of the stuff around the course/fans/grandstands…if that chair wasn’t there he would probably be in tree trouble like the rest of us

[@reprovedcandy]

2:13 - what a trash shot.

[@user-me5qn1wz2f]

❤

[@LifeOfAProGolfer]

Why is these golf rules so complicated. Nobody likes it.

[@xanderhall4476]

Some funky lies 😅

[@AB-nv7bz]

Change the damn rule to lift clean and place if in the fairway. U hit the fairway, you should get a perfect lie.

[@AmazonEnforcer]

We don't have to worry about this on LIV Tour

[@randallforster9896]

Click bait

[@ryancornacchia6235]

Karen ball

[@scap8863]

You wonder why golf is slow? Stupid rules when in the fairway? Just play on…my gosh. And get rid of the divot in fairway. If it was wet or raining then lift and clean rule applies so nobody ever hits out of divot. Old divots shouldn’t penalize a player when in fairway. Never understood this dumb rule. Play as it lies.

[@mikepxg6406]

Not enough common sense used too much wasted time .

[@Midbro100]

Some of these are absolutly bad rulings based off the rules official not having thr stones to stand up to a player and say "I'm sorry but you're wrong."

[@bertraminc9412]

Yeah, but Rory got married so is he really making good decisions?

[@ronaldmead7643]

just move the car out of the way

[@cassianau9138]

You could hear him say noone has the keys.. how would you suggest they move it? 😂

[@drkviol8013]

LIV is better.

[@chipenglander3122]

No way

[@alexanderreed6400]

Bad take. Tomatoes 🍅 🍅🍅

[@NoahGabrielgolfs]

Agree and disagree

[@buckdoesbuckthings]

Deluded

[@Magic_M1ke]

Bro like no one cares about your opinion.

[@Chef-Matt]

Rory and JT issue is why golf sucks to watch. Wake up like the LIV tour

[@AirplanesLuxury]

What do you mean?

[@Chris-0703]

LIV is more unwatchable than the WNBA

[@jmwall24]

They play by the same rules in LIV lol

[@_neovek]

LIV Tour sucks

[@Bodharas]

Liv tour sucks. It's not a good product.

[@andreungerer3531]

Sometimes golf is so ridiculous.