{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6a0d26cca173e3b4db5fc171?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bizarre Walk-Offs & Costly Penalties - May 20th, 2026","description":"<p>On May 20th, 2026, we step away from the PGA Championship leaderboard to unpack a wild week of bizarre US Open qualifying walk-offs, costly tee-time penalties, and historic major milestones.</p><p><br></p><h3>US OPEN QUALIFYING</h3><ul><li>Eugenio Chacarra stunned the golf world by walking out of a 6-for-1 playoff at the US Open Final Qualifying in Dallas just to catch a flight to the DP World Tour's Soudal Open, handing Caleb Surratt the direct spot.</li><li>\"My goal is to get my PGA Tour card,\" Chacarra stated, defending his controversial exit.</li><li>Chandler Phillips and Henrik Norlander were left staying behind as alternates while Chacarra rushed to the airport.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FALLOUT</h3><ul><li>Garrick Higgo missed the Aronimink cut by a single stroke after arriving just one minute late for his 7:18 AM tee time, resulting in a devastating two-stroke penalty and the immediate firing of his caddie over a TrackMan mix-up.</li><li>\"I was obviously too casual,\" Higgo admitted before rehiring Nick Cavendish Pell for the upcoming CJ Cup Byron Nelson.</li><li>A single minute of tardiness completely derailed his major championship weekend and upended his bag.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>PGA TOUR MILESTONES</h3><ul><li>Adam Scott officially qualified for the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills, marking his monumental 100th consecutive major championship start while simultaneously stepping down from his role as PAC Chairman.</li><li>Scott is now second only to Jack Nicklaus’s legendary streak of 146 consecutive majors, noting he wants to \"celebrate winning the United States Open than just play in it.\"</li><li>Free from his PAC Chairman duties, the veteran is fully shifting his mental focus from boardroom politics back to major glory.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>OFF-COURSE &amp; MENTAL HEALTH</h3><ul><li>Marco Penge is taking an indefinite leave of absence following a missed cut at Aronimink to focus on his health and family, while Paige Spiranac opened up about battling the driver yips at the Truist Pro Am.</li><li>Spiranac candidly admitted, \"Golf is the reason I am in therapy,\" while Penge noted, \"Routine for me keeps the mind at ease.\"</li><li>Penge's break follows a grueling period dealing with a viral infection, his ADHD, and his newborn son Romeo’s 21-day stay in the NICU.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>The Korn Ferry Tour and President Alex Baldwin publish Average Stroke Time (AST) data to combat slow play, revealing Nicholas Infanti as the fastest and Ian Gilligan as the slowest • Tiger Woods makes a special appearance at Kai Trump's graduation • Michelle Wie West makes her golf course architecture debut designing a par-3 course called \"Sweet Tooth\" at Candyroot Lodge</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}