Roe disqualified after scorecard blunder

Mark Roe and Jesper Parnevik were today disqualified from the Open Championship for an amazing scorecard blunder.

The two players failed to exchange scorecards on the first hole before the start of their third round at Royal St George’s.

They therefore signed for an incorrect score when the mistake was discovered at the end of the round in which Roe, from Sheffield, had fired a superb 67 - equalling Nick Faldo’s best round of the championship so far earlier today – to finish just one over par.

That was just three shots off the lead held by Tiger Woods at the time, and Roe had spoken earlier that he felt he was now a real contender for the Open title.