Jordan Spieth signed the wrong score at the Genesis Invitational on Friday and was disqualified for the first time in 263 starts on the PGA Tour.
Spieth admit mistakes “Today I signed an incorrect scorecard and walked out of the scoring area because I thought I had gone through all the procedures to make sure it was correct. The rules are the rules and I take full responsibility,” he wrote .
Spieth, who won an NCAA championship with Texas at Riviera, said he loves the course as much as any on the PGA Tour and “it’s going to be tough not running on the weekends.”
In the second round at Riviera, Spieth was within three strokes of the lead coming into the turn until he dropped three strokes when fellow competitor Patrick Cantlay started to pull away. He made double bogey on the 18th hole and shot 73, 10 shots behind. But he signed three shots on the par-3 fourth hole when he actually shot four, resulting in a disqualification. Spieth missed the green left, chipping about four feet before sliding out of the hole.
That leaves 51 players who will compete in the weekend games at Riviera. The signature event includes 36 holes of cuts among the top 50 and ties, as well as anyone within 10 strokes of the leader.
Cantlay opened the game with an eagle and never let anyone get close to him the rest of the way. He shot a 6-under 65 at the Genesis Invitational to hold a five-shot lead heading into the weekend without Tiger Woods.
Today I signed an incorrect scorecard and walked out of the scoring area, after I thought I had gone through all the procedures to make sure it was correct. Rules are rules and I take full responsibility.I love this championship and golf course as much as anywhere else @PGATOUR So it hurts…
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) February 17, 2024
Woods once again withdrew early, this time due to flu symptoms rather than his injured body. He withdrew from the tournament after six holes and spent the next two hours receiving intravenous fluids before leaving Riviera, along with a large section of the gallery.
“It’s not physical at all. He has a great back,” said Rob McNamara, a longtime associate and vice president of TGR Ventures. “It was all physical illness, dehydration, and now he’s on an IV and the symptoms are reversing on their own.”
