Aaron Wise has addressed his abrupt exit from the Wyndham Championship after the PGA Tour star was disqualified for failing to return to the course following a weather delay.

Wise’s tournament came to an unexpected end on Friday at Sedgefield Country Club after play was suspended because of dangerous weather conditions. The delay lasted just over 30 minutes, with play scheduled to resume at 6 p.m. local time.

However, when the tournament restarted, Wise was not at the location where he was required to resume his second round.

The American had been struggling throughout the tournament and entered Friday’s action at 2-over par following his opening-round 72. He was another shot over par during his second round and sat at 3-over for the tournament with four holes still to play.

With the projected cut around 3-under, Wise was facing an extremely difficult task to remain in the competition. He ultimately chose not to return to the course, but that decision resulted in a much more serious consequence.

The 30-year-old was disqualified for violating Rule 5.7(c)(2), which requires players to be present and ready to resume their rounds when the committee announces that play has restarted.

The rule states that a player must resume play from the location where play was stopped, or from the next teeing area if play was suspended between holes.

Because Wise was not present and ready to play when the suspension ended, officials had no choice but to apply the penalty of disqualification.

Wise’s season ends abruptly

The disqualification brings an early end to what has been a difficult season for Wise.

The former AT&T Byron Nelson champion entered the Wyndham Championship ranked 149th in the FedEx Cup standings, with just 136 points from his campaign.

His season included only one top-five finish, a tie for third at the ISCO Championship in July. He followed that performance with a tie for 15th at the Corales Puntacana Championship.

Outside of those results, Wise struggled to find consistency, missing the cut in eight of his other nine events before arriving at Sedgefield Country Club.

His Wyndham Championship appearance was therefore already hanging by a thread before the weather delay made matters worse.

While Wise’s decision not to return may have been influenced by his position on the leaderboard and the difficulty of making the cut, the PGA Tour’s rules leave little room for discretion once play resumes.

The unusual disqualification serves as another reminder that players must remain prepared to return to the course whenever officials restart competition, regardless of their position in the tournament.

For Wise, what had already been a disappointing week ended in one of the most unusual ways possible — with a disqualification rather than simply missing the cut.