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.

Patrick Reed lines up a putt on the third hole during the Hero World Challenge in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Patrick Reed, improving conditions of stroke

Dec. 6: During the third round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Patrick Reed was found to have improved his lie when his two practice swings taken in a waste bunker on the 11th hole shoveled sand away from his ball. Reed was assessed a two-stroke penalty for violating Rule 8-1a, which prohibits actions like the removal or pressing down of sand or loose soil to improve a lie.

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