PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – An on-course reporter helped Viktor Hovland avoid a penalty stroke Thursday at The Players.
Not that it necessarily helped his score on the hole.
With 258 yards into the par-5 11th hole (his second of the day), Hovland hit the shot he’s been struggling with lately – a “thin heel shot” that drifted right and found the water fronting the green.
What was unclear was whether his ball crossed the line of the hazard before getting rinsed.
Hovland thought his ball landed in the grass around the bunker and kicked right into the water.