Joel Dahmen was given a four-stroke penalty after leaving an extra club in his bags
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JoelDahmenwasdockedfourstrokesafteracostlyerror(GettyImages)PGATourgolferJoelDahmenwaslefttorueacostlymomentofcarelessnessasanextraclubinhisbagresultedinafour-strokepenalty.
PlayingintheopeningroundoftheShrinersChildren’sOpenatTPCSummerlininLasVegas,Dahmenspottedthathehadunintentionallybroughtasecondfour-ironontothecourseashepreparedtoteeoffonthefourthhole.
Tourrulespermitplayerstocarryonly14clubsintheirbagduringaround,withstiffpenaltiesforthosethattransgress.
Whiletheerrorwasnotdeliberate,Dahmenwasdockedfourshotsattheendofhisround,turningaone-over72intoa76toleavetheAmericansecondlastafterthefirst18holesandunlikelytomakethecut.
“Bizarro,”Dahmenreflectedaftercompletinghisround.“[It’s]neverhappenedtomebefore.
“Itravelwith15,16clubs.“Ithinkmostpeopleoutheredodependingonconditionsandcourses.Youknow,beentravelingouthereforalongtimeandneverhappenedbefore.I’dliketoblame[mycaddie]Geno[Bonnalie].Thatwoul
