Preferred lies have been at the centre of controversy for the PGA Tour this season. On one hand, the tour is criticized for using it, and also for not using it. Now with the TOUR Championship, the same scenario replays. After heavy criticism for rolling out preferred lies in the first two rounds, they doubled down instead of backing off. Now, with Round 3 underway, the Tour has once again implemented preferred lies, stirring the golf community.

Taking to X, the official account of PGA TOUR Communications tweeted, “ Preferred lies will be in effect for round three of the TOUR Championship. ” And very obviously, the golf purists were triggered once again.

Fans are known to hate the rule because it softens the challenge and feels like the Tour is sanitizing the game instead of letting g

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