U.S. Senior Open: Clarke penalized for caddie removing birdhouse
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Darren Clarke’s U.S. Senior Open debut came with some controversy.
Clarke shot 3-over 73 Thursday at Notre Dame’s Warren Golf Course, but that round included a two-shot penalty after Clarke’s caddie tried to remove a bird feeder that was in Clarke’s line of play.
According to Rule 15.2, free relief is allowed from movable obstructions but not from immovable obstructions, which is what bird feeders are considered at the Warren Golf Course.