Arizona State, Alabama players commit costly, rare mistake on same hole at women’s NCAA Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Any player who’s teed it up in high-level competition has been involved in a gaffe with the Rules of Golf. Incorrect scorecards are signed, bad drops are taken, you forget to move your ball back if a mark has to be moved on the green. Stuff happens.

But have you ever heard of two players hitting each other’s ball on the same hole? You have now.

The rare and unfortunate incident occurred during Saturday’s second round of the 2022 NCAA Div. I Women’s Golf Championship with Arizona State’s Calynne Rosholt and Alabama’s Isabella van der Biest. Both players found the fairway off the tee on the par-4 17^th, but the way the hole is set up, you can’t see the balls land.