Lydia Ko was standing on the ninth fairway of the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday when a gust of wind blew over her bag, landing on her ball.
Ko checked with a rules official and was not penalized because the ball was moved by an ‘outside influence’. Ko was allowed to replace her ball and made par on the hole.
The par helped end a three-bogey skid in a six-hole stretch. After opening in 67 and birdieing the first hole in Round 2, Ko fell to 3 under par for the tournament on the turn – and four off the lead.
