The cut mark for the event this time around was projected at even par by the time Stricker had finished his round, which means that he stands no chance of making the cut even by some miracle. But Steve Stricker has never been one for records but the way he missed the cut after making a total of 49 consecutive cuts since his last missed cut in 2009 will be sure to bother him for a long time and it has done so too, as was evident on the countenance of Stricker.

Although he did not show his disappointment in public, those close to him say that he wanted to get to the 50 consecutive cut marks but more than that, he wanted to win the title at the TPC Sawgrass, often considered to be the unofficial fifth Major of golf.

But knowing the habits of Steve Stricker, it can be said that he will not be dwelling on this missed cut for months on end, thereby hampering his preparations for the upcoming events that he will be taking part in, but it will be a wound that will take time to heal.

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It was a sort of flashback for golf enthusiasts who would remember something very similar that happened in 2004 when Stuart Appleby was handed out a four shot penalty in the third round because of his negligence in reading the rule sheet. Here, both Johnson and his partner Watney ignored the rule sheets which eventually cost Johnson big time as he was within striking distance of the win. With birdies in the 16th and 17^th holes, he had taken a one-shot lead which was totally wiped out when his bogey became a triple bogey more or less ruling him out of title contention.

Going into the 18^th hole, Johnson held a one-shot lead and blew his tee 40 yards wide of the fairway. Aerial views show that though the area was designed as a bunker, the lack of heavy sand meant it could easily be confused as dirt brought around by the huge throngs of crowd watching the match. Johnson grounded his club on the dirt, something that you aren’t allowed to do in a bunker, which cost him two shots, even though he didn’t realise he was in a bunker?! If you ever get bored then you can get information about the PGA Tour and all the quirky little rules and penalties on the golf channel website.

Johnson’s caddie barked a “No Comment” when the eventual ruling of the 2 shot penalty was announced. Even the crowd booed the judgment as it was harsh and uncalled for. There was a huge crowd of journalists waiting outside as Dustin Johnson was being interrogated and he also had massive support from his fellow professionals on social media like Twitter. It’s very rarely that a ruling causes such an upheaval and the PGA has been forced to address the crowd and appeal for a bit of calm.

Former pros have been scathing in their attack of the rules and have dismissed as amateurish attempts to pass on a poorly constructed bunker filled with spectators as a proper bunker. The huge crowd and lack of sand is what Dustin Johnson claims misled him into believing it was a normal grass rather than a bunker.

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And this week, the 26 year old Simpson returns to one of his favorite places at Inverness to play in the Transitions Championships, which saw the start of his meteoric rise in the golf rankings last year when he narrowly missed out to Gary Woodland, finishing a close second. He could have easily taken the match to a playoff had he not hit a bogey on the final hole, leaving him one shot behind the leader and that was how the dreams ended for Webb Simpson.

After losing another title to Bubba Watson in the playoff this time, he managed to pull of his first victory in a PGA Tour event by winning the Wyndham Championship and then the Deutsche Bank Championship. Speaking to the media ahead of the Transitions Championships, Simpson commented that the event holds a special place in his heart because it was here that he first got a taste of being in contention for a title and that added a lot more confidence in his abilities.

Although Webb Simpson admitted that he would have preferred to have won a title much earlier in his career, he is still satisfied with the start he has got and is looking forward to a win at a course that has been kind to him once before.

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