India, June 4 -- On Sunday, Thailand's Arpichaya Yubol lost the ShopRite LPGA by one shot to France's Celine Boutier.

Somebody losing by one shot is extremely common in golf. It happens all the time.

However, what is a rarity in this case is that runner-up Arpichaya was assessed a one-shot penalty in the second round on Saturday - for slow play.

A 5-under-par 66 on Sunday helped her secure a second runners-up finish this year on the LPGA. The previous second place was last month in the Riviera Maya Open. But it could also have resulted in her maiden win on the LPGA, if not for the slow-play penalty.

It took me back a few years to a conversation with a Rules official on the DP World Tour, whose off-hand remark has stayed with me. Those...