The PGA Championship in 2014 ended in disaster for one LIV golfer.
Rory McIlroy won his fourth major at the PGA Championship in 2014 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
McIlroy won by one shot from Phil Mickelson in what was an epic encounter at Valhalla.
Advertisement
McIlroy’s win was his last victory at a major up until he finally got over the line at The Masters in 2025.
However, more drama was still yet to come even after the tournament was finished.
One player who now competes on LIV Golf was disqualified from the PGA Championship nearly a week after the tournament had finished.
Why Cameron Tringale was disqualified from the 2014 PGA Championship
Long after McIlroy holed the winning putt at Valhalla, Cameron Tringale was disqualified retrospectively after finishing in 33rd place.
Days after the tournament had finished, the now 38-year-old made contact with the PGA of America regarding a potential rule infraction he may have been involved in.
Advertisement
On the par-three 11th hole, Tringale was left with a tap-in putt for bogey but swiped his putter over his golf ball, completely missing it in the process.
Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images
He signed for a bogey four, but that obviously didn’t sit right with him.
Even though the competition had finished nearly a week before Tringale contacted the PGA of America, he was disqualified under Rule 34-1-iii.
The American also had to relinquish the $53,000 he earned that week in Kentucky.
Cameron Tringale was disqualified once more at the PGA Championship
Interestingly, Tringale was disqualified from the PGA Championship once again six years later in 2020 at Harding Park in San Francisco, California.
Advertisement
Morikawa won the PGA Championship that year after finishing two strokes clear of Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey.
However, Tringale endured yet more pain.
He signed for an incorrect score after his second round.
The PGA of America said Tringale signed for a score lower than he shot on the par-three eighth hole at TPC Harding Park.
At the time, Tringale finished at one-over par for the first 36 holes of the tournament and would have comfortably made the cut, even if he had signed for the bogey that he made on the eighth hole, rather than the par that was written on his scorecard.
Read the full article here
