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The Daly backlash
- By GolfBrief Staff
- Published 03/12/2008
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The backlash from John Daly missing his pro-am time at the Arnold Palmer Invitational now has caught two others in its net.
Ryuji Imada and Nick O'Hern are out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational because they weren't around to fill in for the spot vacated by the Daly withdrawal. Under PGA Tour rules, if you are an alternate for the pro-am and fail to make yourself available when a player withdraws then pro-am, then the alternate is then disqualified.
Fredrick Jacobson was first alternate but was excused, which left Imada, who was not available, and then O'Hern, who was also not available. Ian Poulter was next in line and filled in for Daly's group.
Ryuji Imada and Nick O'Hern are out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational because they weren't around to fill in for the spot vacated by the Daly withdrawal. Under PGA Tour rules, if you are an alternate for the pro-am and fail to make yourself available when a player withdraws then pro-am, then the alternate is then disqualified.
Fredrick Jacobson was first alternate but was excused, which left Imada, who was not available, and then O'Hern, who was also not available. Ian Poulter was next in line and filled in for Daly's group.
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