PGA Tour Suspends Matt Gogel for Golf Betting Violations

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PGA Tour Suspends Matt Gogel for Golf Betting Violations
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  1. The PGA Tour announced on Wednesday that Matt Gogel has been suspended from competition for six months through Feb. 22 for betting on golf tournaments.

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    CBS Sports

    The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that PGA Tour Champions member, Matt Gogel, has been suspended for six months for violating the league's integrity program. Gogel placed bets on PGA Tour competitions that he did not participate in and will see his suspension span from Aug. 23, 2026 through Feb. 22, 2027.

    ESPN

    Champions tour's Gogel suspended for golf bets PGA Tour Champions player Matt Gogel was handed a six-month suspension Wednesday for placing bets on PGA Tour competition.

    BBC Sport

    Published American golfer Matt Gogel has been suspended for six months for betting on golf tournaments, the PGA Tour has said.

  2. Gogel did not bet on events in which he was participating but admitted to unknowingly violating PGA Tour policy by placing "small recreational wagers" in 2024 and 2025.

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    "In 2024 and 2025, I unknowingly violated the PGA Tour policy by placing small recreational wagers on golf," Gogel released in a statement. "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.

    Bleacher Report

    Gogel released a statement saying he "unknowingly violated the PGA Tour policy by placing small recreational wagers on golf."

  3. "I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf. I made an honest mistake and I like forward to playing in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions."

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    Bleacher Report

    Gogel added in his statement that he "made an honest mistake" and "would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf."

    BBC Sport

    "I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf," Gogel said in a statement.

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  1. 01 BBC Sport

    The 55-year-old competes on the PGA Tour Champions circuit which is reserved for professional golfers aged 50 and older.

  2. 02 Bleacher Report

    Per Eamon Lynch of Golfweek, a spokesperson said the PGA Tour "would not comment on the specific tournaments or outcomes Gogel bet on."

  3. 03 CBS Sports

    The 55-year-old is not the first professional golfer to place wagers on tournaments. In 2023, the PGA Tour suspended a pair of Korn Ferry Tour players in Vince India and Jake Staiano for six months and three months, respectively, for the same infraction. The following year, the DP World Tour suspended Marco Penge for two months and fined the Englishman $2,500 after finding out he had wagered on multiple tournaments.

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Original Articles (4)

US Champions tour's Gogel suspended for golf bets — ESPN
UK US golfer Gogel gets six-month ban for betting — BBC Sport
US PGA Tour Suspends Matt Gogel 6 Months for Betting on Golf Tournaments - Bleacher Report — Bleacher Report
US Member of PGA Tour Champions suspended for six months for placing bets on PGA Tour competitions — CBS Sports