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    Sep 12, 2019 6 minutes
    Words by Daniel Sommerville

    Playing A Wrong Ball

    Daniel Sommerville, R&A Rules manager, runs through the sequence of events that saw David Duval run up a card-wrecking 14 on the 7th hole at Royal Portrush in the first round of this year’s Open.

    The new 7th hole at Royal Portrush is one that players will remember from The 148th Open Championship – it’s a beautiful par 5 that carves through the dunes on the Dunluce links. However, it will be memorable in more ways than one for David Duval. Duval had started brightly in round one and was two-under through four holes before encountering some problems on the 5th and recording an eight there.

    However, his troubles were then truly compounded on the 7th hole when he racked up a 14 on his way to an opening-round 91. So, what exactly happened on that 7th hole?

    Duval was unsure of the location of his first ball off the tee so played a provisional ball. As he was also unsure if he would find the provisional ball, he

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