by PGA Tour professional Joel Dahmen withdrew before the second round Shriners Children’s Open.
Dahmen was assessed a four-shot penalty in the first round at TPC Summerlin after realizing he had too many clubs in his bag.
On the fourth tee, he found he had 15 plays, including two 4-iron.
The 36-year-old Dahmen had played two pars at the start of his round, but these were later replaced by two double bogeys.
He then signed for a 5-over 76.
Dahmen was visibly angry and blamed himself and his caddy Geno Bonnalie.
The PGA Tour communications team confirmed he withdrew before the second round resumed Friday night.
His decision was likely influenced by the fact that the second round was delayed by more than four hours due to impending bad weather and he was unlikely to make it.
The debacle will be even more frustrating for Dahmen considering his Tour status for next year is at stake.
He entered FedEx Cup week ranked 124th.
Only the top 125 players at the end of the FedEx Cup Fall will retain their tickets for the 2024/2025 season.
What did Dahmen say about the incident?
Dahmen described the situation as “bizarre-o” and compared himself to Ian Woosnam.
Woosnam received the same penalty in the final round of the 2001 Open Championship when he was tied for the lead.
It might have cost Woosnam the red wine jug.
Dahmen said his caddy Geno Bonnalie felt terrible but stressed it wasn’t his fault.
“I don’t know how it came about,” Dahmen said of the additional club.
“It sucks.”
When asked what his immediate reaction was to the discovery, Dahmen said, “I think there were a few curse words.”
“But I had a lot of people supporting me today and helping our family foundation.
“It was one of those moments where you just want to lose it and get angry, angry at yourself, angry at Geno, angry at the world.”
“But if you look around and people donate a lot of money to our foundation, life isn’t so bad.”
“It’s a mistake. It will happen. Unfortunately, it happened at that moment.”
