Romo withdraws from Texas State Open
Published 10:05 pm Sunday, July 26, 2026
Organizers announced that Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS sports color analyst on the NFL, withdrew from the 56th M&P Group Texas State Open golf tournament scheduled to begin on Tuesday at The Cascades Golf & Country Club in Tyler,
The withdrawal comes after Romo was arrested Thursday night in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
Romo had played in the last seven State Opens in Tyler and nine overall.
Romo was driving southbound on Interstate 43 after 6 p.m. on Thursday when a county officer pulled him over and issued a standard field sobriety test. Romo performed “poorly,” according to the arrest report. He was then taken into custody and booked into county jail after 9 p.m and subsequently released.
Romo, an avid golfer, spent Thursday playing in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship at the West Bend Country Club in West Bend, Wisconsin, northwest of Milwaukee. The tournament ran from Monday to Thursday. Romo shot 35-over par for the tournament and 11-over par on Thursday, according to the tournament website’s leaderboard. He tied for 73rd.
A court hearing for Romo, a Wisconsin native, is scheduled for Sept. 21.
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A first-offense OWI is generally a civil offense, not a criminal charge, in Wisconsin, with a citation typically carrying a fine between $150-$300.
Romo graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, Wisconsin, some 35 miles southwest of Milwaukee.
He was the first Burlington student-athlete to be named all-state in three sports: football, basketball and golf.
His high school football team, the Burlington Demons, plays on a field that was named Tony Romo Field in 2020.
Romo has been the lead NFL game analyst at CBS since 2017, paired with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson to cover games.
Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 out of Eastern Illinois, Romo spent the next 14 seasons with the Cowboys. He became their starting quarterback in 2006 and led Dallas to five playoff appearances.
A four-time Pro Bowler, he holds a 78-49 record in 156 regular-season games (127 starts). He had a career 65.3% completion rate, amassing 34,183 yards with 248 touchdowns and 117 interceptions.