Pro golfers lose £342,000 between them after ‘amateur hour’ mistake as commentator says ‘almost doesn’t seem possible’
Pro golfers lose £342,000 between them after ‘amateur hour’ mistake as commentator says ‘almost doesn’t seem possible’
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TWO bungling golfers lost out on a combined £340,000 after an "amateur hour" mistake. Will Zalatoris, 28, and Cameron Davis, 29, were in the same group in the final round of The Sentry. With world No1 Scottie Scheffler missing the tournament after a freak Christmas injury, the rest of the field were keen to take advantage.
![[Will Zalatoris suffered a devastating mistake and paid the price]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/09f9cc3a-171c-4d8f-9a14-72cd50081474.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But things went horribly wrong for Zalatoris and Davis. World No48 Davis was at -23 and Zalatoris at -19 as they teed off on the par-five 15th hole at the Kapalua Plantation Course in Hawaii. But after both men crunched their drives and then hit their second shots near the green of the 551-yard.
![[Zalatoris and Cam Davis played each the other one's ball on the 15th hole]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/526bfeb6-f826-4a2f-821d-22a0d2074537.jpg?strip=all&w=844)
However, it was on their third shots that a shocking mix-up happened. Three-time major runner-up Zalatoris managed to hit Davis' ball - while the Australian hit his playing partner's ball. An on-course commentator explained: "I understand that Will Zalatoris played the wrong ball here.
![[The mistake cost a combined £342,000 for the duo]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/8af64a75-d626-4c99-ac53-8393ddfa1439.jpg?strip=all&w=944)
"Playing the wrong ball is a two-stroke penalty and you must correct that mistake. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. "Now Cam Davis is also in that group and he went over and played Zalatoris' ball without checking it as well so there is a two-stroke penalty for him as well.
![[Zalatoris finished T26 following the blunder]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6d9499d7-aab7-4586-b034-b80c532c6f70.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"They both have to correct that and go back to where they last played.". As explained, the breach of the strict golf rules - intentional or accidental - is punished with a two-stroke penalty. Both Zalatoris - ranked 63rd in the world - and Davis had to settle for bogeys on a hole that many of the leading players secured birdies on.
![[Zalatoris' map from the 15th hole shows the penalty strokes]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_e67638.png?strip=all&w=957)
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