Between his thoughtful blog and an active Twitter account, Eddie Pepperell might be the most interesting man in golf. He also definitely finds the most interesting ways to be disqualified from golf tournaments.
Just a few months removed from being disqualified for running out of golf balls at the Turkish Airlines Open, Pepperell, 29, was ousted after the first round of the Qatar Masters for signing an incorrect scorecard. Only this wasn’t your standard signing of an incorrect card.
The two-time European Tour winner actually caught the mistakes in time to correct them – then made another mistake. We’ll let Eddie explain:
1/ FYI- My DQ today wasn’t due to me running out of balls, or hitting anyone, instead, I signed for a wrong score. My total, 71, was correct and I indeed signed for that. However, my partner had me down for a 5 on one hole where I made a 6, and a 4 on another, where I made 3…
— Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) March 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/PepperellEddie/status/1235540549018451970
Therefore this meant I was disqualified. Quite disappointing as I actually took the time to change the original error, only to make a costlier one myself. I asked the referee if this had any bearing on my disqualification but it didn’t…
— Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) March 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/PepperellEddie/status/1235540552361185281
That’s rough. Although, at least the the 71 would have only put Pepperell in a tie for 61st after the first round in Qatar.
Still, without weekend tee-times, this means his trip to Qatar was all for nought. But on the bright side, this gives Pepperell more time to pen his next blog post about the experience.