It likely wouldn’t have been quite as funny had Lowry not teed off on the hole at 14-over par. Once the penalty was added to his bogey, the 2019 Open Champion walked to the 15th tee at 16-over for the week. The rules of golf are quite lenient when it comes to marking your ball. You can mark it in behind the ball, in front of the ball, beside the ball. You can use a ball marker, or a coin, or a poker chip; you can even use a can of beer. Even holding your putter next to the spot while you clean your ball is okay, provided it doesn’t move. But you can’t, and this part is quite clear, use nothing like Lowry did on Friday. Before you get too wild, and we know many of you have tried, you also can’t use objects you find on the green such as a twig, a leaf, or a stone. It has to be any artificial object “used, worn or held by a player or player’s caddie.” Where do we stand on using pocket lint? We’re going to need to call in a rules official for that. Not Shane Lowry.