"It’s chicken s**t" - Jason Kokrak slams Masters officials for 'ruining' Sandy Lyle's farewell

Jason Kokrak slammed the Masters' officials for ruining Sandy Lyle's farewell. The Scottish professional golfer was heading to play on the last hole of the second round when officials suspended the game due to a bad weather forecast.

Lyle made a double bogey on the 17th hole and walked to the fairway to play the last shot of his Masters career. Fans were cheering for him and the media was waiting to take his interview after the last hole. Unfortunately, the officials asked the players to return to the clubhouse due to thunderstorm threats.

Everyone was waiting for Sandy Lyle to play his last shot. A few chants were heard in the crowd asking the officials to let the veteran putt. But nothing worked, and Lyle was sent back to play the last hole of the second round on Saturday morning.

Sandy Lyle, still from the Masters - Round Two (Image via Getty)

Jason Kokrak was disappointed with the officials and spoke about it in an interview with Golf.com. He said:

“I said, ‘It’s chicken s**t. It could have been a really cool moment for Sandy Lyle, his family, the patrons, Augusta National, being the ’88 champion. Him and Larry being their last Masters. I asked them for a special exemption. They said they weren’t even going to blow the horn for a few more minutes, but the trees came down on 17."

He added:

“I said this is a moment that he’s not going to get again. So I think Augusta National and the rules committee should be ashamed of themselves. And I’m really disappointed for him and his family for him not to be able to have that moment.”

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Sandy Lyle and Jason Kokrak miss the cut at The 2023 Masters

Sandy Lyle and Jason Kokrak will miss the cut at the 2023 Masters after the second round. Kokrak finishes with a score of 7 after the half-completed round. He settled at the 74th position in a six-way tie alongside Aldrich Potgieter, Brian Harman, Matthew McClean, Bubba Watson, and Louis Oosthuizen.

Sandy Lyle finished in 86th place with a score of 19. Lyle and Kokrak will miss 2-par over the cut at the Masters.

The Scottish golfer played the first round of 81 and is yet to complete the second round. Sandy Lyle started the opening round with a bogey on the first hole and then made two consecutive bogeys on the 4th and 5th holes.

He made a double bogey on the 12th hole. Lyle sank seven bogeys and one double bogey to wrap up at a score of 81. He started the Friday round with a double bogey and then went on to make seven bogeys and a double bogey on the 17th hole.

Jason Kokrak started the first round with three consecutive bogeys on the 8th, 9th, and 10th holes. He made two birdies on the 13th and 15th holes. Kokrak finished the opening round with a score of 73 and he started the second round with four consecutive bogeys from the 2nd to 5th holes.

He made eight bogeys and two birdies in the second round. Kokrak is yet to play the last hole of the second day.