Jordan Spieth Disqualified From Genesis Invitational for Signing Incorrect Scorecard
LOS ANGELES – Jordan Spieth began the day at Riviera Country Club in contention. He ended the day completely out of the Genesis Invitational.
Spieth was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard on Friday. He had signed for a 3 on the par-3 4th hole but actually made a bogey 4.
Jordan Spieth was disqualified Friday evening from the Genesis Invitational.
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He was playing with Tom Kim and tournament leader Patrick Cantlay, who shot 65 to take a five-shot lead through 36 holes of the signature event.
Spieth, 30, a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour who has captured three major championships, began the day two shots behind Cantlay, but shot 73 in the second round and was 2 over par for the round before the DQ. He double-bogeyed the 18th hole.
It is the player’s responsibility to check to make sure all of the scores on a corresponding hole are correct, even if the final number is accurate. Had Spieth signed for a higher score than he shot, he would have had to take that score. A lower score leads to disqualification.
There were 51 players who made the cut at 143, 1 over par. Among those who missed were Matt Kuchar, Pebble Beach winner Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick.
