Adam Scott’s return to Trump National Doral was derailed by a two-stroke penalty for playing the wrong ball.
Scott birdied twice during his first five holes in the PGA Tour’s first event at the Blue Monster in over a decade. That was all undone when the 45-year-old Australian forgot to check his ball in the rough after missing the fairway off the tee on the 582-yard, par-5 eighth hole. He hit the wrong ball out of the left rough for his second shot.
After incurring the two-stroke violation, he did find his original ball and played through for a double bogey. That result sent Scott tumbling down the Cadillac Championship leaderboard. He turned only a stroke up on last place.
Scott, a 2016 winner at the Blue Monster, is one of 18 players this week who have played in previous PGA Tour events held at Trump National Doral. He’s one of two winners at the course in the Cadillac field this week, the other being Justin Rose who won in 2012. Here’s a look at the sequence on No. 8.
Adam Scott played the wrong ball and incurred a two-stroke penalty during his first round at Doral. 😳
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 30, 2026
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