Wyndham Clark unintentionally ignited golf’s social-media sphere when he took a drop from a pitch mark in the third fairway Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark’s tee shot hit the fairway, ...

Wyndham Clark unintentionally ignited golf's social-media sphere when he took a drop from a pitch mark in the third fairway Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Clark's tee shot hit the ...

Clark's tee shot on the par-4 third hole bounced back into his own pitch mark, granting him free relief. If the ball had landed in a different pitch mark, Clark could have received a penalty.

Viewers of the broadcast questioned whether the pitch mark Clark removed his ball from was indeed his, as a penalty would be imposed if the indent was already there before his drive. READ MORE ...