Chad Campbell forgot to register for the Deutsche Bank Championship.
PGA Tour players don't just show up and play. They show up, register by signing in, then play the tournament. Campbell got the show up part and the play part - he shot a 72 in the first round - right. He just forgot the "register and sign in" part.
And, well, you can't finish a tournament that you haven't even registered for. So today, when the PGA Tour realized that Campbell never signed in for the Deutsche Bank, he was disqualified. What's odd about this one is that it took everyone until the second day of tournament play to notice.
Unfortunately for Campbell, this means his FedEx Cup run is over. He entered the Deutsche Bank at No. 83 in the point standings, and only the Top 70 advance to next week's BMW Championship. So Campbell is out.
Also unfortunately for Campbell, this isn't the first time he's done something like this. He told PGATour.com that he was once on a flight to Hawaii for the Sony Open when he realized that he had never committed to the tournament. He was flying to Hawaii for a tournament he wouldn't get to play.
Another Unusual DQ on PGA Tour originally appeared on About.com Golf on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 at 13:16:46.
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