[Golf Topic] ‘Major Champ’ Yang Yong-eun "Disqualified for Scorecard Error"

Yang Yong-eun is disappointed after missing a putt on the green of the 2nd hole on the second day of the 103rd PGA Championship. Kiawah Island (South Carolina, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…“The Wind Man” Yang Yong-eun (49) made a scorecard error at the PGA Championship, a major on the U.S. PGA Tour.

After completing the second round of the tournament held on the 22nd (Korean time) at the Ocean Course (Par 72, 7,876 yards) on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA, he was disqualified for signing an incorrectly recorded scorecard. The tournament committee explained, "Yang Yong-eun recorded a par on the 10th hole (Par 4), but in reality, he made a bogey." When the scorecard was submitted, Yang Yong-eun had already left the registration area. Even if the mistake had not been discovered, it would have been a 'cut off.'

He was tied for 77th place at 3 over par on the first day, and collapsed with an 11-over-par 83 on this day, failing to meet the expected cut (5 over par). Yang Yong-eun is Asia’s first major champion. After winning his first PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic in March 2009, he caused a sensation by defeating then world number one Tiger Woods (USA) at the PGA Championship in August. His five-year PGA Tour card expired in 2014. He participated in this tournament as a past champion.

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