Overview
- Song Min-hyuk won a playoff on Sunday after a retroactive two-shot penalty to Hur In-hoi for a Saturday rules issue left him two shots short.
- The dispute began on the par-4 seventh in the third round when a spotter picked up Hur’s original tee shot as out of bounds and a KGA referee told him to play his second ball while a final ruling would come after the round.
- Hur signed for a par for that hole on Saturday based on the second ball and was later told the score was wrong, so he received a two-stroke penalty and narrowly avoided disqualification.
- The Asian Tour and Korea Golf Association acknowledged their role in the delayed decision and said the timing and communication affected the event’s outcome, and the result stands with Song as champion.
- Golf rules put the burden on players to sign the correct score, so late or unclear rulings can change leaderboards and even risk disqualification, which makes prompt, clear decisions by officials critical at co-sanctioned events.