Qualifying for the PGA tour can be a very rigorous, difficult, and long process that many try achieve and only a few actually do. 43 year old Tour journeyman JP Hayes was playing in the a second-stage qualifier at Deerwood Country Club in Kingwood, Texas last week when he disqualified himself from the tournament which means, he will not get his Tour Card this year.

JP realized that he had used a different type of ball in the middle of his round which calls for a 2 stroke penalty. He informed the rules judge and his round of 72 was increased to a 74. Since golf does not have referees or umpires, the players are supposed to police them selves. At the end of the day, a 2 stroke penalty was not a huge deal and a chance to still earn his tour card was still achievable. (more…)