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Hur Penalized Two Strokes, Song Wins After Review

5/4/2026

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Inhoi Hur Penalized

Inhoi Hur was penalized two strokes after officials ruled his tee shot out of bounds.
The penalty ended his chance to enter the playoff.
A forecaddie lifted his ball as the gallery claimed it was in bounds, prompting a dispute.
The Chief Referee invoked Section 6C(6) to allow a provisional ball.
Video review later confirmed the ball was out of bounds, adding two strokes and giving Minhyuk Song the tournament win.

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Officials Penalize

Officials imposed a two-shot penalty that barred the player from the playoff.
An internal report shows the first official first claimed to have seen the ball but later admitted they had not.
The caddie retrieved the ball while officials were still confirming its position, adding to the confusion.
The whistleblower remains anonymous, prompting calls for a review of the protocol.

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Officials Breach Rule

Officials did not replace Hur’s original ball after review, breaching Rule 18.2b, which requires abandoning the provisional and reinstating the original ball when it is later found in bounds.
Players responded with anger, one calling the decision “f—ing bullshit” and another calling it a “mulligan.”
The episode follows Ok Tae-hoon’s April disqualification for losing six balls on one hole and fuels player frustration over the Korean Tour’s strict ball-loss policy.

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Golfers Disqualified

Marcel Siem and Emilio Gonzalez were each disqualified for ball-identification errors—in 2025 and November 2024 respectively.
Lexi Thompson’s 2017 major loss after a viewer video prompted a rule overhaul that limited video-based penalties.
Inhoi Hur’s retroactive penalty after signing his scorecard mirrors an unresolved issue, making it virtually unprecedented at elite levels.

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Inhoi Hur Penalized

Inhoi Hur was penalized two strokes after officials ruled his tee shot out of bounds.
The penalty ended his chance to enter the playoff.
A forecaddie lifted his ball as the gallery claimed it was in bounds, prompting a dispute.
The Chief Referee invoked Section 6C(6) to allow a provisional ball.
Video review later confirmed the ball was out of bounds, adding two strokes and giving Minhyuk Song the tournament win.

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