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Zac Blair disqualified after he “hit his putter against his head”
Zac Blair was disqualified from the Wells Fargo Championship during the second round after hitting himself in the head with his putter on hole No. 5, and holing out with the bent club. That’s against the rules, so his week at Quail Hollow was cut short, although at 7-over he was likely to miss the cut anyway.
With a touch of class, and a little self-deprecating humor, Blair sent a few Tweets in response to his display of anger at the Wells Fargo, and to explain what happened.
#GottaDoBetter pic.twitter.com/2DtXfWwOZT
— Zac Blair (@z_blair) May 6, 2016
@PGATOURmedia @WellsFargoGolf @PGATOUR pic.twitter.com/fRuNZp6Lwe
— Zac Blair (@z_blair) May 6, 2016
We just hope he wasn’t using the putter that he was given by Scotty Cameron earlier this week. No putter that beautiful deserves to be broken.
@ScottyCameron thanks for putter! Looks so pure ???? pic.twitter.com/qYQpTkFeYN
— Zac Blair (@z_blair) May 2, 2016
He is known for gaming some seriously beautiful putters — like this one, and this one — so it wouldn’t be a surprise. Whatever putter it was, we feel bad for it.
And we hope his head is OK, too.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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Bob
May 19, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Well if thats the case Woody Austin should have been thrown off the tour 🙂
tommo
May 19, 2016 at 2:00 pm
So if he didn’t use the putter to hole out would he still have been disqualified ?
Hitting The Golf Ball
May 10, 2016 at 11:44 am
Agree with Troy here. We can only learn and move on.
Jnak97
May 8, 2016 at 6:20 pm
I am not sure if he was DQ’d for a non-conforming club, It was more likely that he was DQ’d for modifying his club mid round. unless he really bent it that much.
Nice
May 10, 2016 at 3:05 am
READ the rules. Sheesh
ABgolfer2
May 8, 2016 at 4:18 pm
Nice Scotty Cameron ad this “story” turned onto.
rhonda
May 10, 2016 at 11:02 am
Because that’s just what Scotty is after, more ads. He don’t need no ads.
SirBigSpur
May 10, 2016 at 12:33 pm
rhonda – you’re naive if you don’t see this as an ad. This is how online media are making their money now, with pop-ups being blocked and relatively low ad revenue from website banners. They get paid to incorprate an ad into an otherwise normal-sounding news story. And yes, Scotty of all people LOVES any publicity he can get. It’s the lifeblood of selling his products. WRX mods can swoop in here and tell me this wasn’t an ad, but there’s not a snowballs chance in you-know-where that I’ll believe it.
Michael
May 7, 2016 at 7:05 am
He hit himself in the head so hard the putter bent?
Nice
May 10, 2016 at 3:05 am
omg. YES the shaft bent.
F
May 7, 2016 at 4:05 am
Why don’t you learn to spell first little girl
G
May 9, 2016 at 2:32 am
He ain’t as lonely and sad as you Smeagol, or whatever your sad case is
BIG STU
May 7, 2016 at 3:19 am
At least through all of that he was honest and reported it to an official. And guys lay off the author of the article he did use artistic license in other words he caught our attention and made us look and read. Nothing at all wrong with that
Troy
May 7, 2016 at 1:26 am
Yep, it’s a frustrating game and sometimes the emotions can get the better of you.
Hopefully it’s a lesson learned for the young man and it won’t happen again.
Johny Thunder
May 6, 2016 at 11:49 pm
Well, the comments so far support concerns about illiteracy.
The title supports concerns about media sensationalism.
KCCO
May 6, 2016 at 9:08 pm
I believe he can game a bent putter all he wants, just has to smack him self in the head before the round starts and he’s all good. Can’t bend during round.
Harkins
May 6, 2016 at 4:39 pm
Don’t by it. Can’t remember the pros name but he threw his club in the water and wasn’t disqualified.
I think he was disqualified for bending the putter, not hitting himself in the head with it.
If it was, what is the rule defining “hitting yourself in the head”? Need to know so I don’t get DQed for hitting myself in the head with my driver after a wicked slice lol.
Asi
May 6, 2016 at 4:53 pm
READ
Steve
May 6, 2016 at 5:01 pm
Apparently that’s not the cool thing to do.
Jim
May 6, 2016 at 9:00 pm
Apparently titles of news articles don’t have to state the truth either. Never would have read an artful that said “DQ’d for non conforming club” because that’s just too obvious. Waste my time trying to figure out why he was “DQ’d for hitting putter on his head”!
Steve
May 8, 2016 at 5:31 pm
Well, if you would just read the article, you would’ve only had to waste about 2 minutes to figure out why he was DQ’d. That’s probably less time than it took you to complain about the article.
shawn
May 6, 2016 at 4:22 pm
Gaming a putter? Oh dear.
Robert
May 6, 2016 at 4:07 pm
Now if he would have just used the Alignment Aid Pro, he would have known his putter was bent.
SPANKY
May 6, 2016 at 3:35 pm
That’s against the rules? wow! HOW ASININE IS THIS GAME???
Asi
May 6, 2016 at 4:53 pm
You’re asinine
Steve
May 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Did you even read the article? He was DQ’ed for using a non-conforming club (in this case, it was a bent putter), not actually because he “hit his putter against his head.”
Jabba the hut
May 6, 2016 at 8:57 pm
The title is wrong. Article clearly reads DQ’d for hitting head with putter. If someone didn’t know the rules there first thought would be “what you can get DQ’d for hitting yourself with your clubs!”
The title of an article should always state the truth of the matter, not an eye catching false report…
Steve
May 8, 2016 at 5:35 pm
While I agree that the title was misleading, any competent person would’ve realized that he didn’t actually get suspended for hitting himself in the head by taking 2 minutes to read the article. If you care enough about an article’s title to comment on the article, you should probably care enough to actually READ the article too.
jeff
May 7, 2016 at 9:27 pm
Spanky, is it that difficult to get your head around it is illegal to use a non conforming club? how asinine is it that people would think using an illegal club would be legal