Here’s another example of what sets golf apart from other sports. During the second stage of the PGA Tour’s qualifying competition, J.P. Hayes disqualified himself for using a golf ball not on the USGA approved list. The move ended his bid to obtain his tour card for next season. Hayes unwittingly used the prototype Titleist ball for two shots on the 12th hole in his second round in McKinney, Texas and reported it to a tour official who assessed a two-stroke penalty. After initially thinking he had violated the tour’s one ball rule that requires a competitor to use the same brand and model of golf ball in competition, Hayes realized that the ball was a prototype that was not on the USGA approved list. To that point, Hayes, who shot rounds of 74 and 71, was in good shape to advance to the Q-School finals. Hayes, a two-time winner, played in 28 events last year winning just $312, 152, ranking him 176th on the money list. His best finish was T-9 at the John Deere Classic. I hope tournament sponsors recognize his honesty and that into cnsideration when awarding exemptions next year.
Hitting range balls while wondering whatever happened to Taylor Smith.
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