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Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler were among a host of players who slammed the USGA on Twitter over the penalty received by Dustin Johnson in the final round of the US Open.
On the fifth green, Dustin Johnson lined up a putt but before he addressed the ball, it moved. The American called in a rules official, explained the situation and, backed by playing partner Lee Westwood and his caddie Billy Foster, was allowed to continue and make his par.
However, on the 12th tee, and with a two-shot lead over Shane Lowry, Johnson was spoken to by a rules official, who explained that the USGA were reviewing what happened. A one-shot penalty was the result, but a decision hadn’t been made on the matter, leaving the American unsure as to whether he would be receiving a penalty or not.
As a result, Twitter went into meltdown, with the game’s best players coming out in support of Johnson, spearheaded by McIlroy and Spieth.
This is ridiculous… No penalty whatsoever for DJ. Let the guy play without this crap in his head. Amateur hour from @USGA
— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) June 19, 2016
This isn’t right for anyone on that golf course. If it was me I wouldn’t hit another shot until this farce was rectified.
— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) June 19, 2016
Lemme get this straight.. DJ doesn’t address it. It’s ruled that he didn’t cause it to move. Now you tell him he may have? Now? This a joke?
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) June 19, 2016
DJ took the high road to take that penalty. This ordeal cannot be overlooked because of a multiple shot victory
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) June 20, 2016
.@JordanSpieth @McIlroyRory w/ you boys! The fact that the @usga thinks that DJ caused the ball to move is completely ridiculous! Laughable!
— Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowler) June 19, 2016
Some great golf by @DJohnsonPGA all week, strong way to finish overcoming that rules farce. Happy Father’s Day to DJ and all of you.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) June 20, 2016
Hey @USGA u mad???
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) June 19, 2016
Hey @usopengolf @USGA do not make the mistake of penalizing Dustin, he did NOTHING to cause ball to move.
— Webb Simpson (@webbsimpson1) June 19, 2016
No way DJ gets a penalty. Use some common sense @usga The greens are running 14 and are sloppier than Mount Everest
— Luke Donald (@LukeDonald) June 19, 2016
I can’t believe they would wait until after the round to rule on DJ. Make a decision, stick with it. You can’t play not knowing the score.
— Brad Fritsch (@BradFritsch) June 19, 2016
@USGA treatment of @DJohnsonPGA absolutely shocking. No way he made the ball move.
— Ernie Els (@TheBig_Easy) June 19, 2016
If the usga wants to stimp greens at 15 on sloped greens, then they should expect ball to wobble without player influence.
— adam hadwin (@ahadwingolf) June 19, 2016
USGA not helping DJ – he needs clarity at this stage of the round not doubt as to the ruling
— Paul McGinley (@mcginleygolf) June 19, 2016
Wow @USGA wow.
— Keegan Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) June 19, 2016
Don’t cheat the children USGA!! Let the kids play!!
— Smylie Kaufman (@SmylieKaufman10) June 19, 2016
So yeah, a lot of angry players out there.
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