Cedric Gugler has been suspended from 10 HotelPlanner Tour events due to multiple serious rule violations in June.
Swiss golfer Cedric Gugler has been suspended for the first ten events of the 2026 HotelPlanner Tour following what the European Tour described as ‘reckless breaches of the Rules of Golf’. The announcement came via an official press release on Friday. Gugler was disqualified from the Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge in June after repeatedly placing and playing his ball from an incorrect position on the green. A disciplinary panel later ruled that the 25-year-old had committed a ‘serious breach of the Tour’s Code of Behaviour’.
Gugler, considered one of Switzerland’s top golf talents, had impressed earlier in 2024 with a fourth-place finish at the Omega European Masters. However, a lackluster season followed, with only three top-50 finishes on the HotelPlanner Tour. This suspension marks another setback for the young golfer, costing him valuable playing time and damaging his reputation in the golf world.
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European Tour Statement on Cedric Gugler
The European Tour Group confirmed that Cedric Gugler was sanctioned for violating its Code of Behaviour during a HotelPlanner Tour event.
An independent disciplinary panel, convened on November 3, 2025, found that Gugler had acted below the expected standards of conduct and ethics during the first round of the Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge at Kaskáda Golf Resort in the Czech Republic on June 12, 2025.
He was disqualified from the tournament after repeatedly playing his ball from the wrong spot on the green.
The panel—comprising Philip Evans KC, sports administrator Ian Larsen, and Legends Tour member Markus Brier—ruled that Gugler’s actions constituted a serious breach of the Tour’s Code of Behaviour due to gross violations of the Rules of Golf.
As a result, Gugler will be suspended for the first ten events of the 2026 HotelPlanner Tour season, starting with the SDC Open in South Africa on January 29, 2026. He will be eligible to return once those ten events have concluded. The exact return date will be confirmed once the full 2026 schedule is finalized.