Michelle Wie disqualified for improper drop
Q. Michelle Wie was disqualified in her professional debut for taking an improper drop in the third round of last week’s LPGA event. Why was she allowed to play the fourth and final round?
A: Tournament officials weren’t notified until Sunday that there might be a problem. They waited until after Wie’s final round to revisit the incident and reached the conclusion that the 16-year-old rookie had taken an improper drop. Wie, who shot a final-round 74 to finish fourth, was disqualified. It cost her $53,126.
Source – Detroit News