Slow play in Shanghai: LPGA hands out multiple two-stroke penalties

News By: Maddi MacClurg October 17, 2026 Carlotta Ciganda at Buick Shanghai Getty Images A slow-play penalty turned an otherwise routine hole into a costly moment for Carlota Ciganda during the third round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai. On Saturday, Sky Sports golf commentator Richard Kaufman reported that Ciganda was assessed a two-stroke penalty after finishing the par-4 13th hole at Sheshan Golf Club. The penalty transformed her par into a devastating double bogey, knocking her down the leaderboard. Two players have been penalised for slow play @LPGA today in China. Carlota Ciganda given a 2 shot penalty when in…