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Pro Golfers Disqualified Over Advice Breach at Championship

6/29/2025

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Pro golfers Cole Hammer and Nelson Ledesma faced disqualification from the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield, Illinois, after breaching Rule 10.2a, which forbids sharing advice. Hammer revealed that a signal from Ledesma's caddie triggered the disqualification, occurring after they had already signed their scorecards. Hammer embraced the incident as a valuable lesson.

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Pro golfers Cole Hammer and Nelson Ledesma faced disqualification from the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield, Illinois, after breaching Rule 10.2a, which forbids sharing advice. Hammer revealed that a signal from Ledesma's caddie triggered the disqualification, occurring after they had already signed their scorecards. Hammer embraced the incident as a valuable lesson.