Garrick Higgo’s PGA Championship got off to a horror start.The South African was penalized two strokes after turning up late to his 7:18 AM tee time at Aronimink Golf Club.Higgo will have to claw his way back to the fieldGettyHiggo — a two-time winner on the PGA Tour — was on the practice putting green, but failed to make the designated starting point on time.He made a double bogey on his opening hole as a result.The PGA of America’s Local Rules and Terms of the Competition state: “For the purpose of applying Rule 5.3a, the starting point for hole #1 and hole #10 is defined by the rope, gallery stakes, green bike fencing and/or blue stakes, blue dots or blue lines. “With regard to when a player is late to the tee, Rule 5.3 states in part: a. When to Start Round A player’s round starts when the player makes a stroke to start their first hole (see Rule 6.1a). The player must start at (and not before) their starting time: This means that the player must be ready to play at the starting time and starting point set by the Committee. The 27-year-old turned pro in 2019Getty“A starting time set by the Committee is treated as an exact time (for example, 9 am means 9:00:00 am, not any time until 9:01 am). “Penalty for Breach of Rule 5.3a: Disqualification, with three exceptions (see exception 1 below): Player Arrives at Starting Point, Ready to Play, No More Than Five Minutes Late: The player gets the general penalty applied to their first hole.”More to follow.