Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Scottish golfer has been handed a five-year ban after he dropped a ball and pretended he had hit it from the tee at an amateur golf game.
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he → hand → game
Craig Surgeon, who has represented the Lothian region, broke one of golf’s most well-known rules while competing to qualify for The Lothians Golf Association (LGA) amateur championship in July.
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who → represent → July
The LGA has issued him a blanket ban on competing in their competitions for two years following a two-month investigation.
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LGA → issue → investigation
If he breaks their rules at any point before 2031 then a full five-year ban will be invoked.
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ban → break → 2031
Surgeon dropped a ball at the 18th hole in an attempt to trick officials at Kingsknowe Golf Club’s 129-year-old Turnhouse course in Edinburgh.
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Surgeon → drop → Edinburgh
He said the ball was a provisional – a second shot played from the tee when the first shot sends the ball out of bounds.
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shot → say → bounds
This meant Surgeon could skip a difficult swing from the tee and put himself ahead of his two opponents.
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Surgeon → mean → opponents
His fellow golfers spotted him drop the ball and Surgeon then owned up and disqualified himself from the competition when the match ended.
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match → spot → competition
Surgeon posted a confession on social media and said he accepted the verdict.
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he → post → verdict
The Lothians Golf Association (LGA) has punished Craig Surgeon with a two-year ban for cheating
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Association → punish → ban
It was me,’ he said.
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he → say → ?
'I DQ’d [disqualified] myself and I have owned up and am facing the consequences.
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I → disqualify → consequences
Everyone knows, it’s no secret.
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it → know → ?
'Again to everyone I am sorry and it’s something I’ve got to live with moving forward,’ he added.
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he → ’ → everyone
David Doig, secretary of LGA, said the incident was the first of its kind at LGA, which runs 68 clubs in and around Edinburgh.
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which → say → Edinburgh
‘The player admitted his error.
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player → admit → error
We feel that it’s our duty to uphold the rules of the game and the integrity of the game so we took a decision to impose the suspension on the basis of that,’ he said.
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he → feel → that
Amateur golf tournaments rely on players calling out rule breaking and self-disqualification is considered the bare minimum from players.
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disqualification → rely → players
Higher levels of golf use video reviews and shot-tracking cameras.
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levels → use → reviews
LGA said: ‘Following an incident that occurred during the qualifying rounds of the Lothians Amateur Championship in July, the Association investigated one player’s actions.
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Association → say → actions
As a result of these investigations and the information available, they have now concluded that investigation.
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they → conclude → investigation
‘Subsequently, a player has been suspended from entering all Lothians Golf Association events for a period of five years, with the last three years suspended.’
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years → suspend → years
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