What happened to John Senden's club?
John Senden's club snapped on his downswing at last year's Australian PGA Championship. First, Joe, Rules Guy suggests you Google “Rashomon effect,” and then go watch the great Akira Kurosawa film that the term references.
What happened to Matthew Senden swing?
He completed his swing, somehow, but was unable to make contact, striking the turf instead. Senden immediately dropped his club and began shaking his right hand, after he was pinched by the end of the broken shaft. Even worse: A rules official determined that Senden’s swing counted as a stroke.
Does Senden’s swing count as a stroke?
Senden immediately dropped his club and began shaking his right hand, after he was pinched by the end of the broken shaft. Even worse: A rules official determined that Senden’s swing counted as a stroke.
What happened to John Senden's second shot?
He was eventually told he could take his ball off the tee and drop it near that same spot to play his shot. John Senden's driver snapped in the grip in his backswing. He missed the ball and stabbed himself with a jagged shaft.
Who shot 72 in the first round of the PGA Championship?
Senden was two under through eight holes but made a bogey 6 on the par-5 9th and shot 72. Jake McLeod and Matt Jager both shot 66 to take the first-round lead.
Did John Senden break his driver shaft?
John Senden received a bad break, no pun intended, during the first round of the Australian PGA Championship. John Senden broke his driver shaft mid-swing on Thurs day, but it wasn’t the kind of shaft snap were used to seeing. Senden’s shaft broke on his downswing — before impact — and it snapped just below his hands on the grip.
