Casual golf fans likely didn’t know who Garrick Higgo was before the PGA Championship, but now he will forever be known as the golfer who earned a two-stroke penalty for missing his tee time in the first round.
The South African was only one minute late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time, as he was on the putting green before starting his first round. He was walking to the first tee box at Aronimink Golf Club when the clock struck 7:19 a.m. His caddie, Austin Gaugert, was at the tee box even though Higgo wasn’t. After his round, Garrick admitted that Gaugert tried to get him to make his tee time.
