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Cole Hammer: 'Right thing' to turn self in for advice-giving, resulting in pair of DQ's at KFT event

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Cole Hammer and Nelson Ledesma were disqualified from the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield , Illinois .

Rule 10.2a prohibits players from giving or asking for advice from anyone other than their caddie.

The incident occurred during Thursday ’s first round on the par-3 17th hole.

Hammer: “I feel a lot better now that I at least got it off my chest because it was weighing me down” Ledesma, who speaks little English , added that Torres was “shocked by the situation,” but accepted the mistake.

Hammer, who entered the week No. 73 in points, is No. 102 in points.

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