Frank Kennedy was disqualified from the final stage of DP World Tour Q-School on Monday for what the tour called serious misconduct. The 21-year-old from Manchester, England, was 15 under through 72 holes and tied for 28th at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain.
The DP World Tour confirmed the DQ in a statement, saying Kennedy was removed for “serious misconduct after causing deliberate damage to the course.” The tour did not provide further details.
Monday Q Info’s Ryan French reported that, according to multiple people, Kennedy took a divot out of the 11th green on the Hills Course. One player described it to French as “a one foot divot” about four feet behind the hole.
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According to multiple people Frank Kennedy, who had a decorated Amateur career in Europe, and won on the Challenge Tour at 18, has been disqualified from Q-school while in contention (he was -15 thru 4 rounds) for damaging a green.
Kennedy made par on the par-5 11th, then made double bogey on the next hole. He still posted a 3-under 69 with seven birdies in the round.
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French also reported that Kennedy argued for a long time in scoring after learning he had been disqualified. According to French’s sources, Kennedy’s father, Simon, is looking to have the call reversed or seek an “injunction” of some sort.
Kennedy denied damaging the green on purpose in a statement. “I did not intentionally or deliberately damage the putting surface, and any comments saying otherwise are wholly incorrect,” he said.
Kennedy said he missed a birdie putt on the 11th and tapped in. “In frustration, as I was walking off the green, I swung my putter and it accidentally caught the surface,” he said. “My playing partner and I repaired it straight away, and we were both satisfied it was properly fixed before we moved on.”
He added that he should have called a referee to check the repair, “and I’ve learned from that.”
Kennedy also questioned whether the incident warranted a DQ. “If accidental contact like this, repaired at once, is a disqualification offence, I will respect that. But it isn’t clear to me that it is, and many senior players I’ve spoken to this evening were surprised by the decision,” he said.
Kennedy said he has asked the DP World Tour for clarification and a review and will respect the outcome. He won’t comment further while the review is underway.
French later added that a player told him a golfer previously disqualified for something similar had been banned for three months. The DP World Tour has not announced any further penalty for Kennedy.
Under Rule 1.2a, a committee can disqualify a player for serious misconduct. The official interpretations of the rule list deliberately causing serious damage to a putting green as an example.
The DQ moved the 72-hole cut from 12 under to 11 under, keeping seven players alive for the final two rounds: Luis Masaveu, Jerry Ji, Lukas Boandl, Haydn Barron, Jesper Sandborg, Antoine Pouguet and Philipp Katich. Masaveu is a LIV Golf member.
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Kennedy made the cut at the 2021 Hero Open at 15 years old in his European Tour debut. He won the Portuguese International as an amateur, turned pro in 2023 and earned his first professional win on the Challenge Tour in 2024 at 18.
