Wolff signed a 4 on his scorecard when video showed him scoring a 5 after a three-inch backhanded tap-in.<\/p>\n
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Wolff, ranked 23rd in the world, was unhappy with his fourth putt and immediately putted his fifth shot tap-in. Instead of recording a par-4 17th as a bogey, he registered the score as a par.<\/p>\n
As play was finishing up, tournament officials sent out a statement: "Following his second round, Matthew Wolff returned a scorecard with a hole score lower than he actually made on hole 17. He was subsequently disqualified."<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMasters\/status\/1380652984942616577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonSobelTAN\/status\/1380654032985931780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n Wolff had a strong 2020 and made the cut in his first Masters last year, came second in his maiden US Open and tied-fourth at the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n Although he's been through a bit of a rough patch of late. He dropped out of the WGC-Workday Championship after shooting a first-round 83. He also withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open with a hand injury following a first-round 78.<\/p>\n The incident brought back memories of the most infamous scorecard blunder at the Masters.<\/p>\n In 1968, Roberto De Vicenzo and Bob Goalby finished the tournament tied and headed for an 18-hole Monday playoff, under the rules in those days.<\/p>\n On the 17th, oddly enough, De Vicenzo's scorecard mistakenly showed a par 4 when he actually carded a birdie 3.<\/p>\n Unfortunately his playing partner Tommy Aaron had incorrectly marked a 4 and Di Vicenzo didn't correct the mistake before signing his card.<\/p>\n While he wasn't disqualified, Di Vicenzo had to take the higher score, which resulted in Goalby being crowned the Masters champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Leishman](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/352680\/pickerImage.jpg\")
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