Tony Romo is widely known in the sports world as a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, where he spent 13 years of his career. These days, however, he has developed a strong interest in golf. But a recent report revealed that the former QB’s rough day took another turn at a golf tournament.
Tony Romo’s golf disqualification followed his exit from CBS amid fallout from his arrest
The former NFL quarterback worked as a football analyst for CBS, but he parted ways with the network on October 2 following a DUI arrest. If you think things could not get any worse, you would be wrong. Tony Romo also suffered another setback. According to Golf.com, the 46-year-old was disqualified from the tournament over a scoring controversy.
The former athlete was trying to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour in Oklahoma when he allegedly signed his scorecard with two discrepancies.
Ex-Dallas Cowboys QB faced accusations of mishandling his scorecard during a golf tournament. He signed the card claiming that he completed the 16th hole in four strokes and the 17th hole in four strokes as well. However, Romo’s official scorer, Brandon Rice, recorded four strokes on the 16th hole and five on the 17th.
When another professional golfer later reviewed the scores, the review revealed that Tony Romo had actually taken five strokes on both holes. The scoring discrepancy led tournament officials to disqualify him.
The former football analyst later took full responsibility for the incident. However, he would not have qualified for the next round of the golf tournament anyway, so the penalty did not significantly affect his results. It simply made an already bad day even worse.
For context, at the specific pre-qualifying venue where Tony Romo was disqualified, The Club at Forest Ridge in Oklahoma, the top 37 players and those tied with them qualified for the next round, known as the First Stage.