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.

Kendall Dye during the Indy Women In Tech Championship Driven by Group 1001 at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

Kendall Dye, caddie advice

Oct. 31: Perhaps the biggest LPGA rules controversy of the year occurred during Round 6 of the LPGA Q-Series. Christina Kim reported Kendall Dye sought advice from another player’s caddie when Dye motioned toward Dewi Weber’s caddie Jacqueline Schram on the 17th hole at Pinehurst No. 9 to ask if Weber was using an 8-iron. Schram signaled back to confirm that it was, indeed, an 8-iron. Kim reported the rules violating the rule and the LPGA confirmed the rule was broken. Kim tweeted an explanation for why she reported Dye while Dye took to Twitter herself, stating the incident was “unprofessional” but took “100% responsibility for the infraction.”