

Remember, too, that both golfers went toe to toe about a month ago during the final round of the U.S. The first player to hit a shot that corresponds with the designation on the chip is given that chip.
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Fitzpatrick then probably lifted his mark, thanks to rule 15.3c, which defines how to proceed should a ball marker be interfering with play, and where to then place it on the broadcast, you could see that Fitzpatrick moved his poker chip slightly to the right of where it was.įinally, Zalatoris likely placed his ball on the estimated spot where it was (also covered under rule 15.2a(3)), putted, then Fitzpatrick likely moved his marker back and putted. Zalatoris probably lifted his ball, penalty free, thanks to rule 15.2a(3), which allows for relief when a ball is in or on a movable obstruction on the putting green. But we can piece together what likely happened. I'm like someone who has studied the biomechanics of golf and never makes technical. The player that has the game hands out the chips as they are earned. His attitude is encapsulated in the first chapter of Poker Theory.

Golfers want the (red) positive chips and want to avoid the negative. Each player begins the round with no chips. Unfortunately, the broadcast skipped from the players waiting for a rules official to Zalatoris making his par putt, then Fitpatrick making his, and neither player spoke to reporters afterward (though Zalatoris did post a picture on his Instagram account more on that in a sec). The game begins by golfers agreeing on a value for the poker chips before teeing off. Of course, the goal here is to get the ball in a cup, not on a chip, and the question you may have is: What now? Jakovac, the caddie of the third member of the threesome, Collin Morikawa, knelt down to take a picture with a cellphone. So rare even the caddie had to take a photo 😂 #GenesisScottishOpen | #RolexSeries /uNBlm8PZYB- DP World Tour July 7, 2022
