Insult to injury
As if shooting a horrendous 92 in his golf round on Thursday wasn’t bad enough for Jerry Rice.
The NFL Hall of Famer was disqualified from the BMW Charity Pro-Am, a Nationwide Tour event, on Friday because his caddie used a scope to check yardages.
Rice called the error a rookie mistake and apologized to tournament officials. That means Rice won’t take part in today’s third round, the last one before the field is cut for Sunday’s finale.
Rice had shot a 92 on Thursday,playing the first nine holes in 13 over shooting a 10 on the par-4 second hole. The 92 is the highest score since the tournament began in the Carolinas in 1992.
He had rebounded a bit Friday with an 82 at Bright’s Creek Golf Club before he was told of his mistake.
Rice made his pro golf debut at the Fresh Express Classic last month, but missed the cut. He had hoped to make major strides at the BMW, but now thinks his golf future is purely recreational.
“There are some good golfers that really need to get on this course,” Rice said.
And he’s not one of them.
PARTING SHOT
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