“I pray for your forgiveness,” Golfer Justin Doeden SHOCKINGLY admits of cheating at recent Ottawa Open, calls it ‘biggest mistake’ of his life
On Monday, Justin Doeden shocked the golfing world when he confessed about cheating at the Ottawa Open. He has apologized for his actions and asked for forgiveness.
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In the huge realm of sports, the competition level is always high. Some get the job done by giving their all while some resort to sneaky tactics. On Monday, Justin Doeden, a PGA Tour pro golfer, admitted to cheating. The 28-year-old took to his Twitter account to confess his wrongdoings at the development event.
As per reports, Doeden was taking part in the Ottawa Open this weekend where he committed this action. “I am here to confess of the biggest mistake I have made in my life to date,” Doeden said. “I cheated in golf. This is not who I am,” his statement further read. The golfer later apologized for letting his fans, family, and sponsors down with this incident.
This incident came to light when Ryan French of MondayQ first broke out the news. Perhaps feeling ashamed of his actions, Doeden later admitted his mistake. In his statement released, he later prayed for forgiveness while citing the bible. “I let myself down. I pray for your forgiveness,” he further stated. The PGA Tour Canada is now investigating the matter and will later decide what further actions will be taken against him.
How did Justin Doeden cheat at the weekend?
The actions by Justin Doeden at the recent PGA Tour Canada event left many disappointed. A promising player resorting to such unusual tactics stunned everyone. Some are now questioning how was he able to cheat with all the latest technology available at hand.
Doeden would probably have got away with this had a player not spotted him. As per the player, Doeden cheated on his score by entering the wrong score. At the 18th hole on Friday, he claimed that he shot five-under-par. However, the story was something else. Doeden second shot ended up in the water. For this, he got a penalty stroke. The international would eventually end up failing to hit for the par and finished with seven strokes.
According to French, Doeden would ask him for his card to “double-check” some things. As soon as his playing partner saw the scores, he rushed to the officials to report the incident. Had this wrong score stood without anybody noticing, he would have made the cut. As the officials initiated a probe, Doeden withdrew from the tournament.
Doeden has spent a huge amount of his career at the PGA Tour Canada. He turned professional in 2018 and has participated in several tournaments. This year he was involved in 12 tournaments, making the cut on eight occasions and finishing second once. The Tour is not expected to make any statements until the investigation is concluded. Potential punishments would see him being heavily fined and suspended.
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