Davis Riley was assessed a two-stroke penalty for utilizing the slope characteristic on a distance-measuring system in the course of the weather-delayed second spherical of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Riley self-reported using the slope characteristic, which isn’t permitted.
The 2-stroke penalty on the par-3 seventeenth gap dropped Riley to 3-under-par, one stroke again of the projected minimize line at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. He began on the again 9, nonetheless, and blended two birdies, two bogeys and an eagle on the ultimate 10 holes to shoot a 71 and sit at 5-under, leaving him above the minimize line.
Riley, 28, beforehand has known as a penalty on himself on the golf course.
Per PGA Communications, Riley was issued a one-stroke penalty on the 2013 U.S. Junior Newbie after his ball moved as he addressed a birdie putt on the sixteenth gap. The then-16-year-old was awarded a bogeyed the opening, which ended the match towards Scottie Scheffler, a 3 and a couple of winner.
Riley has two profession wins on the PGA Tour and at the moment is ranked 89th within the FedEx Cup standings.
–Subject Degree Media