We cannot blame him for a lack of honesty. Disqualified this Thursday from the Farmers Insurance Open, a tournament on the prestigious PGA Tour, American golfer Michael Brennan revealed this Saturday the underside of his elimination. And he assured that he had denounced himself after having violated the rules of the tournament by using prohibited course maps.
“I just wanted to clarify what happened this week at the Farmers Insurance Open,” he wrote on Instagram. I started working with a new course analyst earlier this week to improve my on-course strategy. The evening before each round, he sends me hole positions on maps of the greens to help me plan my approach shots. Looking at these cards, I drew some arrows to help me with my game plan on approach shots. »
“It’s a painful lesson”
“After finishing my round, I asked him for details on a feature appearing on the greens maps,” continued the 23-year-old American. During this clarification, he mentioned that I was not authorized to transcribe details of his diagrams in my distance book. Upon learning of this, I contacted a PGA Tour rules official to report my error, and was subsequently disqualified from the tournament. It’s a painful lesson to learn. »
The regulations in fact prohibit the use of these annotated maps. “Players and caddies must use only their skill, judgment and feel, as well as information acquired through experience, preparation and practice, to read the line of play on the putting green,” the rules read. The disqualification was therefore logical, but it would perhaps not have occurred without the fair play of Michael Brennan.
