Hideki Matsuyama

2022 - 6 - 3

Hideki Matsuyama receives first PGA Tour disqualification for illegal ... (CNN)

Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified during the opening round of the Memorial Tournament on Thursday after illegal markings were found on one of his clubs.

"I know I have a lot of stuff to work on. The markings were applied by one of the Japanese golfers' team to aid with alignment, Rintoul said. Just being able to go out there, start to enjoy what this game has given me.

Moment Hideki Matsuyama is booted out of Memorial Tournament ... (Irish Mirror)

Last year's Masters champion, Hideki Matsuyama, was disqualified from the Memorial Tournament on Thursday after illegal markings on the face of his club ...

Matsuyama was in a trio alongside Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed on the first day of the competition but only made it halfway through his round. It wasn't until the 10th tee that Matsuyama and his team were ordered to stand down. Organisers said images of Matsuyama's club face were shared online, and it was only after he had used it on the first tee that they learnt of the offence.

Hideki Matsuyama disqualified mid-round for applying 'Tipp-Ex' to ... (The Times)

The 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified mid-round at the Memorial Tournament because of illegal markings on the face of one of his clubs ...

Cut Line: Hideki Matsuyama painted with a DQ; LIV Golf fallout soon ... (Golf Channel)

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On Tuesday, Rory McIlroy was asked if he had any sense of whether those who are signed up to play next week’s LIV event in London even wanted to play the PGA Tour again. But given how things have escalated the last few years, it’s hard to see a road back. The problem here is that according to at least one equipment rep, paint – unlike some other substance, like, say, Vaseline – would have no impact on the club’s performance. But as of now I'm scheduled to play the Monday qualifier in Columbus,” he said with youthful confidence. But following his tie for fourth place last week, the grind doesn’t seem to be impacting his game, as evidenced by an opening 67 at Muirfield Village for a share of the Day 1 lead. There was paint on the face of Matsuyama’s 3-wood that made it nonconforming.

Hideki Matsuyama disqualified from Memorial over equipment row (Gulf News)

White correction fluid, an illegal substance, found on his club.

“It was actually quite thick on the face of the club,” Rintoul added. “The damage was done,” Rintoul said. A non-conforming club can be carried in a golfer’s bag provided it is not used.

Hideki Matsuyama Disqualified From Memorial Golf Tournament ... (Outlook India)

It was the first time Hideki Matsuyama, who won the Memorial in 2014 for his first PGA Tour victory, had ever been disqualified on the PGA Tour.

He said he closed his yes and rubbed his fingernail across the face of the club. “But the damage was done on the first hole,” Rintoul said. He then brought in the USGA and the tour's equipment standards leader to make sure, and the result was disqualification. “There was a lot of white,” he said. Five centuries later, an Indian author won a major literary award in the UK and shared it with her American translator, making it an apt occasion to discuss the status of translation in world literature. Matsuyama had just teed off at Muirfield Village and was approached on the second hole.

Golf: Hideki Matsuyama disqualified for too much paint on his 3 ... (The Mainichi)

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- Former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified Thursday when officials determined he had too much paint on the face of.

"But the damage was done on the first hole," Rintoul said. He said he closed his yes and rubbed his fingernail across the face of the club. He then brought in the USGA and the tour's equipment standards leader to make sure, and the result was disqualification.