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Elliott Heath

Tour Pro Given Penalty After Ball Overhangs Hole For More Than 10 Seconds

Screenshots of video showing Lee Hodges' putt at the PGA Championship

Lee Hodges received an inevitable penalty stroke on Saturday at the PGA Championship after he left his ball overhanging the hole for more than 10 seconds before it dropped.

The American's putt on the 17th at Oak Hill stayed out right, hung on the edge of the hole and then dropped in some 30 seconds later. He may have thought he had holed the putt for a par, but after leaving it alone for more than 10 seconds he had broken the rules.

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