The PGA Tour has suspended one of its PGA Tour Champions members for violating its integrity program.
Matt Gogel, 55, placed what he called “small recreational wagers” on PGA Tour competition in 2024 and 2025, though he did not bet on tournaments in which he was a participant.
Gogel’s six-month suspension will keep him out of PGA Tour-sanctioned competition through Feb. 22, 2027.
“I want to be clear that these wagers were not placed on regular PGA Tour events, PGA Tour Champions events or any tournament in which I participated,” Gogel said. “I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf. I made an honest mistake, and I look forward to playing in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions.”
Gogel is coming off a T-30 finish at the Rogers Charity Classic and ranks No. 20 in the season-long race for the Charles Schwab Cup.
While Gogel has yet to win on the senior tour, he did capture the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am among his 179 career starts on the PGA Tour.