Jordan Spieth disqualified from Genesis Invitational after making enormous error
Jordan Spieth disqualified from Genesis Invitational after making enormous error
Jordan Spieth’s Genesis Invitational is over after he was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard on the same day Tiger Woods withdrew from his PGA Tour comeback
Jordan Spieth has been disqualified from the Genesis Invitational after signing an incorrect scorecard after the second day of the tournament.
m was put down as scoring a three instead of the four he made on the fourth hole. He had actually made bogey on the par-3 after missing left of the green, chipping to four feet then missing the resulting putt.
Spieth had a tough day after a tremendous opening round, with a two-over par score leaving him three-under and tied 20th entering the weekend before his tournament was abruptly cut short. According to Rule 6-6b, when the round or match is over, the player should double-check the scorecard and be certain the score for each hole is correct.
The rules state that any player who incorrectly signs a scorecard returning a score lower than the actual score must be disqualified. Spieth is not the first player to fall foul of the rules by signing an incorrect card and paying the ultimate price.
Spieth was not the only big name to see his weekend end before it began. Tiger Woods was
