Blayne Barber disqualified himself from Tour Qualification School six days after the first stage ended because he feared that he may have signed an incorrect scorecard. Photo / File
American golfer Blayne Barber won't have a PGA Tour card in 2013.
But at least the first-year pro will have a clear conscience.
Golfweek magazine reported yesterday that Barber - a former All American at Auburn, disqualified himself from Tour Qualification School six days after the first
stage ended because he feared that he may have signed an incorrect scorecard.
The disqualification stemmed from an incident in the second round when Barber took a 1-shot penalty stroke when he thought his club moved a leaf in a bunker. His caddie said he never saw the leaf move, but Barber still applied the penalty stroke to his score. The 2011 U.S. Walker Cup team member didn't realise the correct penalty is 2 shots until talking with a former college teammate after the tournament.
"I continued to pray about it and think about it, and I just did not have any peace about it," Barber told the magazine. "I knew I needed to do the right thing. I knew it was going to be disqualification."
