Thailand‘s Natthakritta Vongtaveelap endured a short appearance at the US Women’s Open after the precocious golf star was disqualified after completing simply 5 holes. The disqualification yesterday came because of her caddie utilizing a rangefinder, which violated the local golf rule applied for the championship, prohibiting using distance-measuring devices.
While a single breach would have incurred a two-shot penalty for the professional golfer, a second violation led to her disqualification. At the time, the 20 12 months outdated was even-par.
The caddie’s potential confusion could probably be attributed to the allowance of distance-measuring devices in LPGA Tour occasions. Moreover, gamers had been permitted to use them within the Chevron Championship and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the primary two women’s majors of the year.
Starting in 2021, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, in collaboration with Voice Caddie, provided every participant with a rangefinder that includes a special competitors mode solely for measuring distances.
Notably, the one two majors that prohibit the use of rangefinders are the US Women’s Open and the AIG Women’s Open, reported Golf Digest.
Natthakritta began her rookie season on a promising note, with sturdy performances in her first two starts. She secured a runner-up position on the Honda LPGA Thailand and achieved a prime six end at the LOTTE Championship. However, her form has declined since then, making the minimize in only one out of her five subsequent starts, together with missing the weekend at the two majors this 12 months. Crazy was at an even-par score at Pebble Beach before being disqualified.
In May 2022, the Bangkok-born Natthakritta represented Thailand at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games and received two gold medals.
Interestingly, an identical ruling occurred the previous week on the Korn Ferry Tour..