England's Simon Dyson has been disqualified from the BMW Masters in Shanghai after recording an incorrect score during the second round.
The 35-year-old, who had ended Friday's play in a tie for second place, touched the line of his putt on the eighth hole, which brings about an automatic two-shot penalty.
European Tour referee John Paramor said: "Simon Dyson has been disqualified from the BMW Masters under the rules of golf (6-6d). Simon was found to have breached rule 16-1a, which states that a player must not touch his line of putt.
"Television viewers alerted the European Tour to the incident, which took place on the eighth green during the second round, and when the footage was reviewed, Simon was seen to touch the line of his second putt after marking and lifting his ball on the green.
"He subsequently failed to add a two-shot penalty to his score when signing his card, and as a result, has now been disqualified."
Dyson was ranked in 66th place in the Race to Dubai before the start of the tournament, with only the first 60 qualifying for the World Tour Championship in Dubai in November.
