Scott Vincent, the star player for LIV Golf, came dangerously close to being disqualified from the International Series Morocco on Thursday after it was revealed that he had been disobeying one of the fundamental laws of golf: missing your tee time. Alongside fellow LIV star Eugenio Chacarra, Vincent, who has made £6 million since leaving the PGA Tour to compete in the Saudi Arabia-funded breakaway league, was preparing for the event, but his plans were derailed when he learned that an airline had misplaced his luggage, which included his clubs, while he was travelling to Morocco.
He attempted to retrieve them by returning to the airport, but after failing to locate the clubs he then missed his 12.30pm tee time – landing him in hot water with Asian Tour tournament officials.
There are, however, three exceptions to the rule, with one being if the player in question arrives to the course within five minutes of their initial tee time. Staggeringly, Vincent made it with just 30 seconds to spare, and escaped being kicked out entirely.
He did, however, receive a two-stroke penalty for missing the initial tee time – which he apparently did because he took a wrong turn on the way back to the course. Vincent was, rather inconveniently, made to play with borrowed clubs, having hastily put together a bag made up of clubs he borrowed from the club pro.
Speaking afterwards, Vincent saw the funny side of the incident, saying: “Lucky enough, we have some really cool people out here on the Asian Tour – it is a friendly tour.
