LPGA Q-Series advice problem: Kendall Dye claimed to be surprised to learn that she had violated Rule 10-2 for soliciting advice during the sixth round of LPGA Q-Series in November. On the tee of the par-3 17th hole at Pinehurst No. 9, Dye gestured to playing partner Dewi Weber’s caddie, Jacqueline Schram, to confirm what club Weber was hitting, something Dye claims is common on tour. But when the third player in their group, LPGA veteran Christina Kim, brought this up to a rules officials, Dye was hit with a two-stroke penalty. So was Weber, even though she was unaware of what happened, because of her caddie’s involvement in the matter. Somehow, though, it was Kim who seemed to receive the most criticism for her part in the affair, having to defending herself on social media by noting that players are responsible for knowing the rules and that it was her responsibility to protect the rest of the field.