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Former NFL Player and amateur Tony Romo plays his shot from the third tee during round one of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on March 26, 2018 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Getting your player ready...
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Tony Romo fell apart on the back nine and made his PGA Tour debut with a 5-over 77 in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback shot even par on the front nine before a bad stretch of three bogeys and a double bogey toward the end of his round. He was 14 shots behind Brice Garnett, the early leader who opened with a 63.
Romo now works as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports. He received a sponsor’s exemption into the tournament, which is held the same week as a World Golf Championships event in Texas.
Among early starters, only Guy Boros at 79 had a higher score. The 53-year-old Boros is playing his first PGA Tour event in three years.
