Pair penalised for playing up 9th fairway from 17th teeErrors made in final round of Hero World ChallengeHear the one about the major champions punished for playing from the wrong tee? Step forward Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson, who both made the bizarre error in the final round of the Hero World Challenge.
A shuffling of Sunday tee positions at Albany meant the 9th, a par five, was played in its shortest form of the week. The lengthened, par three 17th was to be played from what had earlier been the back tee position at the 9th. Spieth and Stenson, playing at the front of the 20-man field, strode from the 8th green to what was actually the 17th tee and battered drives down the 9th fairway. Before they could reach their balls, a referee pointed out the error; both players had to return and play three from the tee. Both spoke openly and in a self-effacing manner about the faux pas the round was completed.