German star Marcel Siem realised a mistake had been made and took to social media to explain the situation
12:57, 12 Sep 2025Updated 13:01, 12 Sep 2025
Marcel Siem
Marcel Siem has made it crystal he did not cheat at the BMW PGA Championship after being disqualified at Wentworth.
The German took to his social media to give a detailed explanation after he was ruled out of the Rolex Series event.
Siem’s issue came at the conclusion of his opening round when he smacked an off-line tee-shot at the par -five 18th hole.
The colourful star subsequently played a provisional ball thinking his first wayward effort had sailed out of bounds.
Siem’s first ball had, in fact, landed in a hazard and was found by a spectator, but he continued to incorrectly play his second ball.
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The 45-year-old made a bogey six in the end, but the mistake was quickly realised and officials acted to make their decision after his lapse in concentration.
Siem used his social media to explain: “I just wanted to give you a quick insight into what happened. I just wanted to let you know I didn’t cheat. I would never do that, so I got disqualified, unfortunately. On 18, I pushed my driver to the right, hit a provisional thinking it’s out of bounds on the right. Never knew that it’s water hazard on the right. Anyways, found my provisional.
“I was just about to hit my provisional, so my fourth shot, so to say. And one of the spectators found my ball, my first one. I walked in there, like tired of the whole day already, and the ball was underneath the branch, couldn’t chip it out. I said, okay, this is unplayable. Picked the ball up and then just stupidly hit my fourth shot. Just kept going, made birdie with my second ball, so to say, and made a bogey. Then we went into the scoring area, I was just about to sign my card and I just realised something is off here. Guys, I don’t think I made a six. Lets call a referee.
“I said: Dude [to the referee], I think I made a mistake here, right? I’m supposed to go back to the 18th tee box and play my third shot, right? Because it’s water hazard and, if I declared as unplayable, I have to go back and I cannot hit my provisional ball. “
The setback came as another stroke of bad luck to the German star after he was forced to pull out of the Amgen Irish Open last weekend at the K Club due to injury issues. He added: It’s been a strange two weeks. Very upsetting.”
Siem regained his fitness to take his place in the Wentworth showpiece, but that was cut short in frustration fashion due to the rules mishap and now he will have to wait until next week to get back into competitive action when he takes the course for the French Open, another important DP World Tour event.
