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Jason Kokrak, who won the PGA Tour three times, is rumored to be one of the players. Scheduled to participate in LIV Golf And after his extraordinary departure from the Travelers Championship on Friday, the rumors now seem like a possibility.
Kokuraku Disqualified from Travelers Championship According to the PGA Tour, after failing to submit a scorecard after finishing his last hole on Friday.
He finished Round 1 with a 3-under tie in 15th place, hitting nine of the 14 fairways and 12 of the 18 greens with regulation, but the second day seems to have ended long before the final hole.
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Kokurak reached the 18th hole with 4 overs, following his second double bogey of the day. On a second shot in a hole of just 43 yards, he knocked the ball “87 yards into the unknown” and simply picked it up and left. According to the golf digest..
Social media users speculated that this was Kokurak’s way to say goodbye to the PGA Tour and greet a league backed by rival Saudi Arabia, but according to action network Jason Sobel, Kokurak’s actions are his companions. It was a courtesy to the golfer.
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“I sent a text message with Will McGart, who was playing with Kokurak. They didn’t realize the ball was an OB,” Sobel said in a tweet. “By the time he knew where to stop, the group behind was waiting. He didn’t want to hug them, so he was going to go to the MC anyway, but it wasn’t a departure from the PGA Tour life. . “
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There is no official word about whether Kokurak will participate in LIV Golf. Brooks Koepka and Abraham Ansel He was the latest PGA Tour member to participate.