Daly Disqualified for Signing Incorrect Scorecard

John Daly was disqualified from the Greater Hartford Open for signing an incorrect scorecard, the PGA announced Monday.

The card for Sunday’s final round, which was kept by his playing partner, Clark Dennis, read that Daly had a three at No. 5, when he actually had a bogey four, said Leslie Sinadinos, communications assistant for the PGA.

“Clark wrote down the wrong score, but it’s still John’s responsibility to check the card before he signs it,” she said.

Daly signed for a five-over-par 75 and a 278 total that was worth $11,520 for a tie for 22nd.

Daly has had a number of scorecard-related problems. He failed to sign cards after an 81 in the second round of the 1992 Australian Masters and a 77 in the final round of the 1993 Kemper Open, and signed an incorrect card after an 87 in the second round of the 1991 World Championship in Jamaica.

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