If J.J. Spaun goes on to win The Players, he’ll have the Rules of Golf to thank.
Spaun was leaking oil with two bogeys and no birdies in his first eight holes of Sunday’s final round at TPC Sawgrass. He had just lost his lead, too, when he teed off on the par-5 ninth hole. After finding the fairway, Spaun’s second shot traveled 240 yards, missing in the right rough. Though Spaun had just 45 yards to the hole, his lie was brutal.
Rules to the rescue.
Upon taking his stance, Spaun noticed that he was standing on a sprinkler head.