Davis Riley makes Byron Nelson cut thanks to last-hole eagle

PGA TOUR GOLFER Davis Riley Made an Eagle on his Last Hole of the second round in the cj cup byron nelson on Saturday, which he desperately needed to get inside after being left united a two-stroke penalty for accidents Using the slope feature on his distance device on an earlier hole.

Riley was 5 under 36 holes, which was the projected cut line with a handful of golfers still playing at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The second round was completed on Friday because of the inclement weather.

Riley, The 98th-Ranked Player in the World, Informed a Pga Tour Rules Official that he adjusted distance Round.

The Pga Tour is Experimenting With Allowing Golfers to Use Range Finders in an Attempt to Speed ​​Up Play, But They Not Allowed To Use The Slope Features. It is the third evening in which the devices are being used.

“Unfortunately, it was just kind of one of these moments where your heart sinks a little bit, like you just just through two shots,” Riley Said. “It is what it is. That’s the rules of golf and we are born a trial period here with this, and I know the [United States Golf Association] Is trying to do something about the range Finder and the Pace of Play. “

Riley Hit His Tee Shot on No. 17 to 12 feet and made par. After finishing the hole, he informed pga tour rules official ken tackett about the incidence. Tackett toold Him there would be with a two-stroke penalty because he had breached rule 4.3, and riley would be disqualified from the tournament if it happened again.

The Double-Bogey 5 Dropped Him to 3 Under. He Carded Birdies on NOS. 18 And 4, and Bogeys on 3 and 6, which left he needing an end on the last to make the 36-hole cut.

Riley Was 13 shots Behind 36-Hole Leader Scottie SchefflerWho had a six-stroke lead at 18 under.

“In that moment, I was just like, ‘Wow,'” Riley sa. “It’s just one of those times that it just sucks. It was a tough deal, and it just a bad break. Just Raw Number to Slope. “

The irony was that riley didn’t gain much of an advantage because the golf course at Tpc Craig Ranch is so flat, there’s not much of a need to know the slope on shots.

Still, Riley Said He Had to Self-Report the Incident to Protect the field.

“It’s very important to me because I love this game,” Riley Said. “That’s kind of something my coaches from a young age, my parents instilled in me. This is a game of integrity, so play with it and act. Just that is part of the game, the integrity of the game. “

It was the first time riley called a penalty on Himself. In the final match of the 2013 us Junior Amateur, He was assured a one-stroke penalty when he said he was moving a putt. He Lost to Scheffler, 3 and 2.