Overview
- Brennan’s opening 2-under 70 on Torrey Pines’ North Course was nullified and his name was removed from the leaderboard.
- Officials announced the disqualification hours after Round 1, and the Tour has not said whether the breach was self-reported or identified by officials.
- Model Local Rule G-11 permits only committee-approved yardage books and hole-location sheets and limits handwritten notes to observations made by the player or caddie.
- The rule prescribes a two-stroke penalty for a first breach and disqualification for a second, with prior enforcement including a 2023 penalty to Collin Morikawa.
- The 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie won the Bank of Utah Championship in October to earn a two-year exemption and opened this season with a missed cut and a T-56.