PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Alex Cejka made some unfortunate history Thursday at the Honda Classic.He became the first PGA Tour player disqualified for violating the Rules of Golfs new interpretation limiting greens reading materials.Cejka was informed that he was DQd at the 14th hole.It was brought to the committees attention that Alex might possibly be using some old greens reading materials, and so we were obligated to check it out, PGA Tour rules official Robby Ware said.
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The new rules limit the size and scale of greens reading materials. Cejkas greens reading book was determined to be too large.Alex was basically using an old yardage book and old green readings material that did not fit the size to scale limit, Ware said. The new scale limits are obviously much smaller.Cejka couldnt be reached for comment after leaving the course. The new interpretation limits images of greens to a scale of 3/8 inch to 5 yards (1:480) or smaller. Books can be no larger than 4 1/4 inches by 7 inches.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large Alex Cejka became the first PGA Tour player disqualified for violating the Rules of Golf's new interpretation limiting greens
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large
Cejka was informed that he was DQ'd at the 14 th hole. "It was brought to the committee's attention that Alex might possibly be using some old greens reading materials, and so we were obligated to check it out," PGA Tour rules official Robby Ware said. The new rules limit the size and scale of greens reading materials.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large Source: The Golf Channel PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Alex Cejka made some unfortunate history Thursday at the Honda Classic. He became the first PGA Tour player disqualified for violating the Rules of Golf's new interpretation limiting greens reading materials.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too
PGA Tour veteran Alex Cejka was disqualified from The Honda Classic after rules officials deemed his green-reading book to be "too large.". Long controversial, especially with fans and traditionalists, the green-reading materials allow golfers (and caddies) to better read the slopes and contours of a green.
Tour pro DQ'd from Honda Classic after his green-book was
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Alex Cejka made some unfortunate history Thursday at the Honda Classic. He became the first PGA Tour player disqualified for violating the Rules of Golf's new interpretation limiting greens reading materials. Cejka was informed that he was DQ'd at the 14th hole.
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On Thursday, it was Alex Cejka who was the culprit, with the book he was using to read the greens at the Honda Classic deemed too large. Among several new rules that went into effect this year, mapped-out green books must be limited to a scale of three-eighths of an inch to 5 yards.
Alex Cejka DQ'd From Honda Classic for Using Old Green
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large. The new rules limit the size and scale of greens reading materials. Cejka's greens reading book was determined to be too large.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large
Alex Cejka is the professional in question, who was deemed to have been using a green-book which did not adhere to the new rules of golf. Cejka had been using last year's green-book for the Honda Classic throughout the opening round, which contained larger scales of diagrams of the greens than are now allowed on the PGA Tour.
Cejka's greens reading book was determined to be too large. "Alex was basically using an old yardage book and old green readings material that did not fit the size to scale limit," Ware said. "The new scale limits are obviously much smaller." Cejka couldn't be reached for comment after leaving the course.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too large
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Cejka's greens reading book was determined to be too large. "Alex was basically using an old yardage book and old green readings material that did not fit the size to scale limit," Ware said. "The new scale limits are obviously much smaller." Cejka couldn't be reached for comment after leaving the course.
Cejka DQ'd from Honda after greens reading book deemed too
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