Frank Kennedy with caddie Fanny Suneson after winning the 2023 Lytham Trophy — the peak of an amateur career that made him one of the most decorated young players in British golf before he turned pro at 17. (AmateurGolf.com archive)

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He Was 15 Under and Chasing a DP World Tour Card. One Putter Swing Got Him DQ'd.

Frank Kennedy says he caught the 11th green by accident, in frustration, and repaired it on the spot. The DP World Tour reviewed the evidence on Tuesday and called it serious misconduct. At Final Stage Q-School, that one swing didn't just end his week — it moved the cut line for seven other players.

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Frank Kennedy with caddie Fanny Suneson after winning the 2023 Lytham Trophy — the peak of an amateur career that made him one of the most decorated young players in British golf before he turned pro at 17. (AmateurGolf.com archive)

There is no more expensive place in golf to lose your temper than Q-School Final Stage, and Frank Kennedy found that out in about the time it takes to swing a putter.

Through 72 holes of the six-round marathon at INFINITUM in Tarragona, Spain, the 21-year-old Englishman was 15 under par, tied for 28th, and comfortably through the cut. The top 15 and ties on Wednesday earn DP World Tour cards for 2027. He was in the tournament, in position, and playing well — he had shot 64 in the third round.

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