Masters officials penalize golfer over ball move

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Min Woo Lee’s chances of an unthinkable Masters triumph astatine Augusta National this play took a deed arsenic tourney officials penalized the golfer for an infraction connected the 13th hole.

Lee was deed with a one-stroke punishment aft officials said helium caused his shot to determination connected the fairway. Lee asked for an authoritative aft helium noticed his shot had moved and it was determined that "his actions adjacent the shot did origin it to move," according to Augusta National.

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Min Woo Lee watches his tee changeable connected the 4th spread during the 3rd circular astatine the Masters, Saturday, April 12, 2025, successful Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

He carded a 77 for the round, putting him toward the backmost of the battalion with Justin Thomas, J.J. Spaun and Akshay Bhatia for the tournament.

The 26-year-old Australian came into the tourney caller disconnected an awesome triumph astatine the Texas Children’s Houston Open precocious past month. He was 20-under par and finished 1 changeable up of Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland.

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Min Woo Lee hits his tee changeable connected the 4th spread astatine the Masters, Saturday, April 12, 2025, successful Augusta. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

He had 3 wins connected the European Tour, 2 wins connected the PGA Tour of Australasia and 1 triumph connected the Asian Tour.

He would person needed a occurrence to get backmost into contention.

The last circular volition spot Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Corey Conners conflict it retired connected Sunday. McIlroy was 12-under par and DeChambeau was 10-under and volition tee disconnected astatine 2:30 p.m. ET. Conners was 8-under par and is acceptable to tee disconnected astatine 2:20 p.m. ET.