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Bizarre equipment rules glitch leaves college teammates DQ’d in US Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinals | Golf News and Tour Information

Bizarre equipment rules glitch leaves college teammates DQ’d in US Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinals |  Golf News and Tour Information

 


Winning their quarterfinal match at the American Amateur Four-Ball Championship was going to be a challenge for the team of University of Cincinnati men’s golf teammates Ty Gingerich and Cole Harris. When darkness fell at the Birmingham Country Club on Tuesday, Gingerich and Harris trailed 1 with two holes to play against Evan Beck and Dan Walters. Still, after playing 40 holes in the day to get to this point, a little rest didn’t seem like a bad thing.

But Gingerich and Harris never got the chance on Wednesday after the USGA informed them they had been disqualified due to an equipment problem.

Gingerich, 21, uses a 39.5-inch TaylorMade Spider putter with two grips. On Wednesday morning, USGA officials approached Gingerich as he prepared to warm up on the shooting range, fearing the grips weren’t within the rules of golf. The rules allow split grips, but they must be spaced at least 1 ½ inches apart. The Gingerichs grips, however, were within an inch of each other.

The players were then informed that the penalty, unfortunately, for violation was a DQ.

I was just shocked, Gingerich said when reached by Golf Digest on his way home to Carmel, Indiana. I didn’t even know that was a rule. I had never heard of it before. No one ever told me about it. But you know I guess it’s my fault. I should have looked deeper. I made a mistake.

On Wednesday morning, the USGA released this statement:

Prior to the quarterfinal match between Evan Beck/Dan Walters and Ty Gingerich/Cole Harris resuming this morning, it has come to our attention that Gingerich used an improper putter grip in violation of Part 2, 3c of the equipment rules. Violation resulted in disqualification.

Gingerich said the club was reduced in January to 39.5 inches so he could switch to the locking grip and the grip would fit under his elbow. Putting the old grip back on the club, Gingerich thinks that’s when the grips got placed too close together.

I was disappointed just for me and my partner, said Gingerich, the pair playing in the event for the first time after qualifying for the 2020 championship which was canceled due to COVID. We had a great week and played some great golf. The USGA organized a great event and the people of [CC of] Birmingham.

Beck and Walters then played their semi-final match against Drew Kittleson and Drew Stoltz.

Gingerich, meanwhile, said he’ll get the putter back on his way home since he’s signed up to play in the Monday qualifier for the Korn Ferry Tour event in Chicago next week.

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