There are those who cling to the Rules of Golf and dismiss Dustin Johnson’s miscue on the 72nd hole of the 2010 PGA Championship as little more than an awkward and unavoidable truth.
“It’s what should have happened,” said Herb Kohler, who built and owns Whistling Straits, when asked about the two-stroke penalty that cost Johnson a spot in the playoff at the ’10 championship.
Others, however, dismiss the letter of the law when remembering one of the most controversial finishes in major championship history.
“It was not then nor has it ever been a bunker,” said David Feherty, the on-course reporter for CBS Sports covering Johnson during the final round five years ago.