South African golfer Garrick Higgo incurred a two-stroke penalty at the PGA Championship on Thursday for arriving late to his 7.18am first-round tee time in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, alongside Michael Brennan and Shaun Micheel. Higgo insisted, "Like, I was there at 7:18, 30 seconds, you know what I mean?", but golf's strict rules were applied. The penalty resulted in a double bogey on the par-four opening hole. He finished with a one-under-par 69, placing him within range of the leaders without the sanction. Higgo contested the decision with PGA officials. "I was just trying to get evidence," he said. "I feel like any of you would have done the same. It's kind of — I was there on time, but the rule is, if you're one second late, you're late. So if you think about it, I was there on time, if you know what I mean." Higgo recovered from the early setback to impress in his opening round (Reuters) Higgo contended his playing partners, Brennan and Micheel, were not put off.…