Disqualification

February 1st, 2026

Tour pro explains reason for Farmers Open DQ, and it’ll make you respect him even more

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January 30th, 2026

PGA Tour player DQ’d from Farmers Open for using non-conforming yardage book

In a brief statement, the PGA Tour announced in the evening that Michael Brennan had been disqualified for a breach of Model Local Rule G-11 because he used “non-permitted green-reading materials”.

December 10th, 2025

Wrong balls, rangefinder woes and bird poop: The most outrageous rules issues of 2025

Here’s a look back over the past 12 months on nearly two dozen rules incidents that got our attention.

September 17th, 2025

Player gets bumped from US Mid-Amateur when caddie mistakenly commits unusual rules violation

[Picture: Steve Gibbons/USGA] When a match in a USGA championship ends on the 20th hole, it frequently wraps up with some drama. In a way that was the case during a first-round showdown between Ryan O’Rear and Paul Mitzel at the US Mid-Amateur Championship on Monday at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale. Just not the Read more…

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June 19th, 2024

Disqualification

Tour pro explains reason for Farmers Open DQ, and it’ll make you respect him even more

PGA Tour player DQ’d from Farmers Open for using non-conforming yardage book

Wrong balls, rangefinder woes and bird poop: The most outrageous rules issues of 2025

Player gets bumped from US Mid-Amateur when caddie mistakenly commits unusual rules violation

A Jordan Spieth bathroom emergency led to a PGA Tour rule change on disqualifications

LPGA star posts letter critical of her recent disqualification

John Lyras’ Korn Ferry Tour debut ends in a disastrous DQ after first-hole rules infraction

Eddie Pepperell finds another bizarre way to be disqualified from a European Tour event

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