The PGA Tour has suspended a player for breaching gambling regulations.
The PGA Tour has suspended a player on the Champions Tour for breaching gambling rules.
Matt Gogel was found to have violated the tour’s integrity program by betting on golf and will now be on the sidelines for six months.
“PGA Tour Champions member Matt Gogel has been suspended for violating the PGA Tour Integrity Program,” a statement from the US circuit read. “Gogel placed bets on PGA Tour competition but did not bet on tournaments in which he was a participant.”
Gogel, 55, is a one-time winner on tour at the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He is a regular on the over-50 Champions circuit, making 18 starts this year and notably finishing joint runner-up at last month’s ISPS Handa Senior Open.
The Tour said Gogel co-operated throughout the disciplinary process.
“In 2024 and 2025, I unknowingly violated the PGA Tour policy by placing small recreational wagers on golf,” Gogel said in his own 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.
“I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf. I made an honest mistake, and I look forward to playing in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions.”
Gogel will be eligible to play again in PGA Tour-sanctioned events on February 2027.