Four of the World Super 6 Perth match play qualifiers – Syme, Per Langfors, Wade Ormsby and Andrew Martin – had their putters stolen, forcing them to use last-minute replacements.
The incident occurred at Lake Karrinyup during this week’s European Tour event.
James Morrison and Adrien Saddier, who both failed to qualify for the match play stages, had their putters stolen too. Zach Murray lost dozens of golf balls, gloves, hats and wine from his locker on Friday night.
‘We can confirm that putters were reported missing from the bags of six players inside the locker room at Lake Karrinyup Country Club before the final round of the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth,’ the statement from PGA of Australia general manager of tournament and event operations, Natalie McIlroy, said.
‘The locker room is secured in line with our standard tournament arrangements and we are working with the club, the security team and the police to establish how this occurred.
‘We deeply regret the inconvenience caused to the players involved and will review this situation to prevent it occurring again.
‘It would be inappropriate to comment any further while the matter is being investigated.’
