Most memorable, bizarre rules controversies of 2019

When the new Rules of Golf were implemented on Jan. 1, 2019, it took player a while to adjust. Here are some of the memorable violations.

Andrea Lee during the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports)

During the third round of the U.S. Women’s Open, Andrea Lee was hit with a slow-play penalty. She was first given a slow-play warning, but when she did not quicken her pace of play, the USGA slapped a one-stroke penalty on Lee’s round. Lee finished with a third-round 79. The decision was criticized because other groups competing, which did not include an amateur, played equally lengthy six-hour rounds.