Cameron Tringale tied for lead after PGA disqualification

It’s a story of good karma for PGA Tour player Cameron Tringlae today as he carded a five under, 66 in the first round of The Barclays, sharing the current lead with Hunter Mahan and Charles Howard III.

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Tringale said in a statement last week that he failed to count a stroke on the 11th hole at Valhalla in the final round when he went to tap in a putt and the putter passed over the ball.

Under rule 34.1b even after the tournament has ended, a player can be disqualified if a stroke that was taken was not recorded. Tringale came forward to PGA of America and confessed which caused him to forfeit $53,000 from his T-33 finish, his best in a major championship.

“We are very appreciative of Cameron coming forward to inform us of this situation,”said Kerry Haigh, chief championships officer of the PGA. “It again shows the great values and traditions of the game and the honesty and integrity of its competitors.”

Tringale said he was relieved with the decision he made to retroactively disqualify himself and it paid off in his first round Thursday.

“The more I played it out in my head, getting down the road of, you know, if I play well, if I make it to East Lake, would I have been there if I did take a 5,” Tringale told the Golf Channel. “So I just felt like it was better to get it out and take myself out than to just be questioning and doubting and wondering for the rest of my life.”

Tringale, 26, is in his fifth year on the PGA Tour. He has made $1.3 million so far this year in 27 events. Tringale sits a 61st in the FedEx Cup standings, but a win at The Barclays would send him to the top 10 in standings.

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