(Reuters) - Justin Thomas incurred a one-stroke penalty for a rules violation at the Tour Championship on Friday that bore an eerie similarity to Dustin Johnson's controversial infraction at the U.S. Open.
Thomas's ball moved ever so slightly after he soled his putter behind it at the 11th green at East Lake.
PGA Tour officials viewed tape of the incident, made a swift decision and informed world number 32 Thomas of the penalty during the round.
This was in stark contrast to the situation at the U.S. Open in June, where U.