‘I felt sick to my stomach’ – College golfer shoots course record at US Open qualifier before DQing himself.

Tommy Kuhl, who’s currently a fifth-year senior at the University of Illinois, recently shot 62 at a U.S. Open qualifier. The incredible round broke the course record.

Unfortunately, Kuhl was forced to disqualify himself after the round.

Once his 62 was in the books at Illini Country Club in Springfield, he went out to watch one of his teammates, Adrien Dumont De Chassar, compete in a playoff to get the final qualifier spot.

Kuhl told mondayq.com that was when he heard another teammate talk about the aerated greens, which reminded Kuhl that he’d broken a rule by repairing multiple aeration marks.

“I felt sick to my stomach,” he said. “I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I didn’t tell the rules official.”

U of Illinois standout @tkuhlgolf shot a course record 62 today to win US Open local

And then he DQ’d himself

I was afraid I had another cheating scandal on my hands. I couldn’t have been more wrong. This is a story about honesty, integrity, and the..https://t.co/wrVyFk8cLK

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 9, 2023

As “Monday Q Info” shared, Rule 13 states:

You are allowed to fix “damage on the putting green” but that does not include “Normal practices for maintaining the overall condition of the putting green (such as aeration holes and grooves from vertical mowing).”

“I should know better,” Kuhl told mondayq.com. “It comes down to me. I should know that rule.”

Kuhl is a talented golfer and did the right thing by reporting his rules infraction. Let’s hope he gets another chance to qualify for a U.S. Open in the future.

Article originally appeared on: Golfwrx.com