After a 62, he disqualifies himself from the qualifications of the US Open

Tommy Kuhl broke the course record in a US Open qualifier but was forced to disqualify after fixing air marks on the greens.

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Tommy Kuhl had had a dream Monday. The student, member of the teamUniversity of Illinois where did the Belgian go Thomas Pietershad taken part in one of the local qualifying stages for theUS Open. On the route of theIllini Country Club located a hundred kilometers from where he studies, the American had largely dominated the competition with a superb card of 62 (-9)

But the current 59th in WAGR disqualified himself. He was watching his teammate Adrien Dumont De Chassart in a play-off for the last qualifying spot when another of his teammates made a comment on the airy greens. That’s when he realized he wasn’t allowed to fix the vent marks.

Congrats to our 3 Illini who advanced out of the U.S. Open Local Qualifying in Springfield!

????1st (-7): Jackson Buchanan
???? T2nd (-5): Luke Guthrie
????T4th (-4): Adrien Dumont from Chassart #Illini // #HTTO pic.twitter.com/vyzlvBKYwl

— Illinois Men’s Golf (@IlliniMGolf) May 8, 2023

Guilt

« I had a stomach achethe fifth-year student explained to mondayq.com. I knew I couldn’t sleep if I didn’t tell the referees. He admitted to making multiple air mark repairs on the greens during his round, which is against the rules.

Under Rule 13 it is permitted to repair “damage to the putting green”, but this does not include “normal practices to maintain the general condition of the putting green (such as air holes and grooves due to vertical mowing). » Some local rules may allow it but not on that day at theIllini Country Club.

« I had to be better informed, I’m responsible, I had to know this rule », conceded Tommy Kuhl.

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