Masters leader Brooks Koepka and his caddie sparked controversy on Thursday when the latter appeared to give advice to a rival.<br /><br />TV footage from Augusta National's first round, which was posted on social media, appeared to show Koepka's caddie Ricky Elliott saying 'five' to Gary Woodland's caddie on the 15th fairway.<br /><br />According to law 10.2a in the rulebook, no player or caddie can give or seek advice from a competitor.<br /><br />Questions over whether Koepka's caddie was cheating, with accusations appearing online, were raised but he and the American star were cleared of a potential rules violation.<br /><br />If that was deemed to have been advised on which club Koepka had just hit into the par-five it would be a breach of the rules and a two-shot penalty, but the pair were quickly cleared of any wrongdoing.<br /><br />'They've chosen not to do that and it looked very clearly the evidence was against them.'<br /><br />Experienced caddie Craig Connelly, who works for two-time major winner Martin Kaymer, said on Twitter the incident was an 'absolute non-starter' in his mind.<br /><br />'Happens every single day, multiple times a round,' Connelly wrote. 'And, if there's a caddie on here who says they've never done it.<br /><br />If Kopeka was going to be punished for the incident, he would have incurred a two-shot penalty and the 65 he carded in the first round would have turned into a 67.
