The traditional European tour – the DP World Tour season – about five years ago It was renamed the Dubai Invitational and became the target of criticism. In the Pro-Am, a three-day field of amateurs and amateurs, as well as the Sunday pro, a total of 60 players competed, two of whom were invited by the tournament. One of them, 54-year-old former pro Ken Weyand, finished the tournament with a score of 53 over par. A score over 70 would certainly separate him from the winner, almost one stroke per hole. The Dante-esque or wonderful stories of another century in the U.S. Open and British Open keep them from being considered the worst tournaments in history.
Weyand finished the four days of racing with a very poor balance, He shot scores of 87, 82, 82, and 86, and only made two birdies in 72 holes. Only the 14th hole, a par-3, went four days without a penalty. He had a quadruple bogey, two triple bogeys, nine double bogeys and 25 bogeys on his card.
The reason is that Weyand is no longer competing. He is the superintendent of Florida’s unique Grove XXIII golf course, owned by Michael Jordan. For Dubai, who started out as an amateur and now has a handicap of 7 (later 1.2), he will compete as a guest professional. But he can’t.
“Like Ken from Barbie.”
In such a limited competition, the decision -Another offer was made to former Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn – deeply unpopular among the pros. Englishman Eddie Pepperell, who happens to be the most acidic golfer on the planet, writes in “Barbie, This Shouldn’t Happen.” He had previously joked that one player did not appear among the more than 5,000 players in the world rankings because he had not played in decades. “Weyand arrived late due to a change in ranking points and unfortunately he was unable to gain points.”
His caddy Jamie Herbert added to the criticism, He added that with a game allocating “$2.5 million, no cuts, that’s a lost spot. Knowing how important sponsors are, and they can invite whoever they want.” Racing with Weyand Amateur Richard Mansell defended him, saying, “Without sponsors, there would be no competition.”
Golf has had its share of other blushing moments to date. Argentinian professional golfer José Coceres, who has won on the PGA Tour, shot 100 in the preliminary round of the British Open, better than Maurice Flitcroft in 1976. Flitcroft, 21 strokes shy, when Sevey finished second.
His presence was brought to cinemas in “Open Phantom”. Inspired by Walter Danecki, a Milwaukee postal worker who defrauded the R&A in 1965 by impersonating a U.S. professional golfer to enter the British Open and shoot 108 and 113 in qualifying, Fleet Crowe Ford repeated his steps. He didn’t even know the rules when he signed up.
His first shot moved the ball a meter and a half. He ended up shooting 121, and the organization issued an order that he could not play on any ground in England. The press chased him home. “Well, you have to start somewhere,” his mother quipped, much to the tabloids’ delight. Although he grew a mustache and changed his identity to circumvent the norms, he was always caught and expelled from other games.
1898 U.S. Open in Massachusetts, nine players finished that number or higher in the first round. John Dunn Tucker shot an even-par 72 and shot 157. Another American, Mike Reasor, fell off his horse after making the cut at the PGA Tour’s Tallahassee Open. With a dislocated shoulder and a hip injury, he wanted to continue playing because otherwise he would not be eligible for the next game, and he competed two days with only one hand. He was +93 (123 and 114) and had to undergo surgery.
And finally, Billy Casper at the 2005 Masters Changed the invitation rules for lifetime champions. Although he didn’t want to sign the card and be disqualified, he still shot 106.