Despite withdrawing during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rory Sabbatini carried on walking with his playing partner, Anirban Lahiri and, at one point, was even recorded raking a bunker.
Sabbatini, who produced a first round 77, seemed to be missing the cut by some margin. However, following a second round 69, the 45-year-old found himself in the weekend's action.
His third round didn't go to plan though as, following three bogies on his front nine, Sabbatini would make a double-bogey at the 10th, before a bogey at the 11th. After the run of bad holes, he would make a further double-bogey at the par-4 13th, before withdrawing with a leg injury.
Sabbatini 🤝 Sand traps https://t.co/ycwpLfAxSg pic.twitter.com/uqMyrmvGMAMarch 5, 2022
Despite withdrawing, Sabbatini continued to accompany his playing partner, Lahiri, and even raked one of Bay Hill's bunkers before hobbling away.
Usually, you wouldn't see a player rake a bunker after a shot, but for Sabbatini, it seems to be a regular occurrence of late, with the 45-year-old also seen raking a bunker at last week's Honda Classic.
The actions of Sabbatini did cause some eyebrows to be raised in the commentary booth, with PGA Tour Live commentators saying: "Rory Sabbatini withdrew on the 13th hole. He is playing with Anirban Lahiri, but he's continued to walk with him - not only walk with him, but he is raking one of the bunkers! It's really unusual don't you think?! I've never seen that in all the years I have played out here. I've never seen a player withdraw and hang out."
