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Dustin Johnson wound up with another bizarre penalty Thursday when his caddie thought his tee time was 40 minutes later than it was, and he had to race up the hill at Riviera just to avoid being disqualified.
Johnson was halfway through his warm-up routine at the Northern Trust Open when a PGA Tour official ran over to the range to tell him he was supposed to be on the No. 1 tee, located up a 100-foot slope next to the historic clubhouse.
"I was like, 'What are you talking about?' " Johnson said. "I've never missed a tee time before."
He was given a two-shot penalty for not being on the tee box at 7:32 a.m. -- his starting time. Players then have five minutes to get to the tee before they are disqualified, and Johnson made it with six seconds to spare.
Johnson made a par 5 on the opening hole and had to put down for a double bogey. He finished with a 2-over 73 and was six shots behind the leaders from the morning groups.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=6133044
