‘The rules are the rules’: Cameron Smith’s bid for No 1 golf ranking ruined by penalty
by Australian Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#62GMS)
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Cameron Smith is being hailed for his sportsmanship after the Australian was handed a two-stroke penalty that scuppered his hopes of winning the FedEx St Jude Championship and claiming golf's world No 1 ranking.
In a major setback before even teeing off for Sunday's final round in Memphis, Smith was slugged with the penalty for playing from the wrong place on the fourth hole on Saturday.
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