PGA Tour golfer faces losing tour card after brutal mistake saw him disqualified

26 August 2023 , 18:48

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Curtis Luck was disqualified from an event after missing his tee time

Golfer Curtis Luck is in danger of missing out on a PGA Tour card after being disqualified from a recent event.

Luck was due to take part in the Albertsons Boise Open as part of the Korn Ferry Tour this week. The event at the Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles was set to have Luck take part in the first round on Thursday.

However, due to missing his tee time, the decision was taken to have Luck disqualified from the tournament. The Australian did not show up on time for his 7.45am tee time, after mistakenly believing he was due to arrive slightly later.

A statement from the Korn Ferry Tour confirmed the reason for Luck’s disqualification from the event. The statement read: “Curtis Luck missed his first-round tee time and did not arrive within the five additional minutes allotted under Rule. 5.3a, and was subsequently disqualified. Luck did not meet any of the three exceptions within Rule 5.3a.”

Luck, who was also due to use a replacement caddie during the tournament in LA, was honest with his reasoning for missing his tee time on Thursday. The 27-year-old explained that he mistakenly believed he was due to start his round slightly later, which led to his late arrival on the golf course.

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"I just flat-out misread my tee time," Luck told . "I thought I was off at 7:55 a.m. and I was just on the range finishing my warm-up. I actually started walking to the tee at 7:46 a.m. It is very unfortunate that I was on site and didn't make it.

"I'll just show up in Nashville and then Columbus and keep throwing everything I've got at the playoffs. Columbus is my favourite on the Korn Ferry Tour [having won it in 2020]. So I just have to keep pressing on."

Curtis Luck is in danger of missing out on a PGA Tour card (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

As a result of the mistake, Luck may have harmed his chances of earning a card on the PGA Tour. This is due to the Korn Ferry Tour offering a chance for players to earn a card on the prestigious golf tour.

The Albertsons Boise Open is the first of four events as part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, with the next events taking place in Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana. The top 75 players on the tour earn a place in the season-ending Tour Championship in Indiana.

Should a player earn a top-30 spot in the Tour Championship, they are awarded a PGA Tour card. Luck has played in 38 events on the PGA Tour, but has not featured since the 2018/19 season.

Mark Wakefield