Garcia Out of PGA for Incorrect Card

TULSA, Okla. – Sergio Garcia was disqualified from the PGA Championship on Saturday for signing an incorrect scorecard.

Garcia, who made the cut on the number at 5-over par, signed for a 4 on the par-4 17th hole, when he in fact recorded a 5.

He was playing alongside Boo Weekley, who was keeping his scorecard and wrote the score down incorrectly. It is the player’s responsibility to check the card for accuracy and Garcia didn’t do that.

Garcia had left the course and was not available for comment when his disqualification was announced.

"It’s my fault for putting the wrong score in, but it’s his fault for not checking," said Weekley, who shot 5-under 65. "I just said ‘Sergio, I put a 4 but in fact you had a 5.’ He said, ‘That just puts the icing on the cake.’"

Weekley said he called Garcia back to the scoring tent after the scorecard had been signed, in hopes the mistake could be fixed. But officials said once Garcia had left the area, there was no correcting the problem.

"He just took off," Weekley said. "I called him back down and tried to get him before he got all the way up the stairs."