As PGA Tour Canada officials continued an investigation into whether Justin Doeden had changed his scorecard after it was signed during last week’s Commissionaires Ottawa Open, the 28-year-old tour pro Minnesota native took to Twitter on Monday and confirmed that in fact he had cheated in the event.
The player questioning the score approached tournament officials, who eventually pulled Doeden’s card. According to the Monday Q Info story, when officials looked at the card, they noticed the 7 made on the 18th had been erased and replaced with a 5.
According to the Monday Q Info report:
The 18th hole at Eagle Creek Golf Club is a 593-yard par-5 with water all the way down the left side. According to sources, the walking scorer and the two players in the group confirmed that Doeden went for the green in two but hit it in the water fronting the green. After taking a drop, he hit his fourth into the front bunker and missed from about 7 feet for bogey. He tapped in for 7.
The difference between one under after 36 holes and three under was significant, as three under would have allowed Doeden to make the cut on the number. With Doeden’s WD, the cut line actually moved to two under, allowing 13 players who thought they were going to miss the cut to stay in the tournament and play on the weekend. (Canada’s Stuart Macdonald won the tournament on Sunday.)
According to Monday Q Info, the player keeping Doeden’s card confirmed Doeden’s scores in the scoring area and signed the card with a 7 on the 18th. Doeden then allegedly asked for the card back.
Upon reviewing the matter that afternoon, PGA Tour Canada officials asked Doeden what score he made. Doeden reportedly said a 5. Officials then reached out to the walking scorer and players in the group, who said he made a 7.
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