American golfer Matt Gogel has been suspended for six months for betting on golf tournaments, the PGA Tour has mentioned.
The 55-year-old competes on the PGA Tour Champions circuit which is reserved for skilled golfers aged 50 and older.
Gogel didn’t guess on occasions during which he was collaborating however admitted to unknowingly violating PGA Tour coverage by inserting “small leisure wagers” in 2024 and 2025.
“I’d by no means knowingly violate the integrity of the sport of golf,” Gogel mentioned in a press release.
“I made an sincere mistake and I sit up for enjoying in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions.”
He had two top-10 finishes throughout 18 PGA Tour Champions occasions in 2026 and was most not too long ago in motion throughout the Rogers Charity Basic in Calgary, Alberta the place he completed tied thirtieth final week.
Gogel, who has earned greater than $760,000 (£559,000) in prize cash from Champions occasions, received the Pebble Seashore Nationwide Professional-Am in 2002 – his solely victory in 179 begins on the PGA Tour.
His suspension got here into impact on 23 August and lasts till 22 February.
