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YouTuber Jack Doherty Banned From All PGA Tour Events After Paid Heckle at Phoenix Open

Officials removed him under spectator conduct rules following an orchestrated outburst at TPC Scottsdale.

Overview

  • During Friday’s second round at the 16th hole, Doherty offered $100 to a bystander who yelled “jackass” in Mackenzie Hughes’s backswing.
  • Tournament security and a Scottsdale police officer escorted Doherty and the cooperating spectator off the course and issued trespass orders.
  • An on-site official told Doherty he is barred from all future PGA Tour tournaments, with the ban described on camera as in effect for the foreseeable future pending review.
  • The officer warned that returning to a PGA Tour event could lead to arrest.
  • Video shared by NUCLR Golf drew wide attention, and Doherty later dismissed the punishment on camera as he derided the event, while the PGA Tour had not released a broader public statement.