Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo was disqualified from a pre-Korn Ferry golf tournament after a scoring error that was his own making on the same day of his CBS dismissal
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Tony Romo was not on the mark golfing at a tournament last week(Image: Getty Images)
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An offseason OWI cost former CBS No. 1 NFL color commentator Tony Romo his job with the company on October 2. That same day, he played the final round of a Korn Ferry pre-qualifier tournament in Oklahoma.
Romo, 46, initially signed a 10-year, $180 million deal with CBS in 2017. After an impressive start on television, he signed an extension in 2020.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback missed the top-37 cut through 54 holes by just three strokes after a third-round 76. A scorekeeping error — both the fault of Romo and his marker — meant he should have missed it by five strokes.
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Romo played on Friday at the Club at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow, OK, alongside college golfer Ethan Smith and pro Brandon Rice. Rice was scoring for Romo, and he put him down for a 4 on hole 16 and a 5 for 17.
A pro tasked with reviewing the event had Romo down for 5s on both holes. Romo, however, signed off at the end of the event with 4s on both, giving him a two-stroke lower score.
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Romo at a professional golf tournament in the Dominican Republic in 2018(Image: Getty Images)
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PGA Tour rules official Rob Keller spoke with the former Cowboys quarterback and informed him that his error officially disqualified him from the event.
Romo reportedly took responsibility and didn't try to fight the mistake.
His group was playing at a very slow pace on Friday, which could have contributed to the missed score.
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Jim Nantz partnered Romo on CBS from 2017 to 2025(Image: Getty Images)
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The 46-year-old has always been considered one of the best golfers among professional and recently retired professional golfers, though he famously stank up a Korn Ferry event in 2018 (Romo missed the cut by 16 strokes).
CBS confirmed Romo's departure, coming as he had $72 million left on his contract, a little before his disqualification in Oklahoma.
“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,” the network said in a statement. “We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward.”
JJ Watt, previously CBS's No. 2 color commentator on a broadcast team alongside Ian Eagle, was elevated to the top booth alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz after Romo's departure.
“The past month has been difficult, but it has also been personally significant,” Romo said Sept. 1 in a statement shared to his Instagram. “It has required me to confront and own my mistakes fully — to the Lord, to myself, to my family, and now to the public."