Caddie Hops In Bunker To Play With Sand, Blows It for Golfer On Final Hole

Golfer Segundo Oliva Pinto lost a match to Tyler Strafaci at the U.S. Amateur after Oliva’s caddie made a critical mistake in the sand trap. Per The Big Lead...

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All knotted up with Tyler Strafaci in match play, Pinto found the bunker at No. 18. Then his caddie, a local dude the golfer had no prior relationship with, inexplicably turned the high-stress situation into a day at the beach by climbing in and playing with the sand.

That's a no-no per rule 12.2b and we all know rule 10.3c states a player is responsible for his caddie's actions. Remember having to memorize the golf rule book in elementary school?

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(The Big Lead)