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A TV viewer cost Craig Stadler $37k way back in 1987, so this is nothing new.
LA Times - TV Highlight costs Craig Stadler
And in the same story, it mentions incidents in 1980 and 1982 as well.
Strangely, there are two precedents for the misfortune that befell Stadler. Even more strangely, both also occurred in San Diego County--in the Tournament of Champions at La Costa.
In 1980, Tom Watson gave Lee Trevino a piece of advice, and TV fans overheard him. He was assessed a two-stroke penalty, but still won the tournament.
In 1982, Ron Streck broke a branch off a tree to clear his path. He, too, was reported by people watching at home and was penalized two shots.
Each time, the violation was discovered the same day. Stadler just was not that lucky.