Pro golfer Justin Doeden confesses to CHEATING by changing his scorecard in doomed attempt to make the cut at a PGA Tour Canada event in Ottawa
- Justin Doeden turned pro in 2018 after two years at the University of Minnesota
- Doeden asked for his scorecard back to ‘double-check some things’ on Friday
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Pro golfer Justin Doeden has admitted to cheating during the second round of the PGA Tour’s Commissionaires Ottawa Open last week.
The scandalous act was first reported by Ryan French of MondayQ and later confirmed by Doeden Monday on Twitter.
‘I am here to confess of the biggest mistake I have made in my life to date,’ Doeden began.
‘I cheated in golf. This is not who I am. I let my sponsors down. I let my competitors down. I let my family down. I let myself down. I pray for your forgiveness. John 1:9.’
The cited Bible verse referenced by Doeden reads; ‘If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.’
Justin Doeden admitted to cheating via rewriting his scorecard during a PGA Tour event Friday
The former University of Minnesota student-athlete asked for forgiveness on Twitter Monday
The 28-year-old finished the 18th hole at the Canada Tour event in 7 strokes, but wrote down 5
According to French, Doeden finished the 18th hole Friday in seven strokes but that he had written five shots on the scorecard, enabling him to make the cut.
Per the report, a golfer who played the round with Doeden noticed the intentional error and brought it to officials.
The former Minnesota golf star was said, according to a player cited by French, to have asked for his scorecard after it had been signed off ‘to double-check some things.’
Doeden withdrew once an investigation into his second – and final – round began.
The 28-year-old turned pro in 2018 after two seasons at the University of Minnesota. He finished fourth in the school’s history for season, and career, scoring average.
