You Got HOW MANY Penalty Strokes?

Aloha, after a brief absence, I'm back.

A couple of weeks ago a young lady (Lee Ann Walker) playing in the LPGA Senior Championship ran afoul of the new rules.  On the second day of the event, her fellow players noticed she had her caddy lining her up on her putts -- on the fifth hole they played that day.  Lee Ann immediately called for a referee to see what she should do.

She admitted to having her caddy line up her putts on the first day, also.  After counting up the number of times that happened on day 1, she accepted her 42(!) FORTY TWO penalty strokes, turning her 84 into 126.  Then she had another 14 strokes added to her second round, which turned her 74 into 88.  Instead of missing the cut by one shot, she missed by only 57 shots.

Lee Ann was on the LPGA tour in 2008, but now is in real estate and her intention in playing in the LPGA Seniors was to meet and greet some of her old friends.  Turned out well on that front, and she gracefully accepted her punishment for not knowing about the caddy assistance.

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