Fans online slammed Doherty for the inappropriate behavior at the WM Phoenix Open. The majority of golf fans supported the PGA Tour’s move to ban him from future events.
Here’s a look at some of the reactions:
“What a circus,” one fan wrote.
“If you’ve every been to a PGA event then you are well aware that they don’t check folks at the gate closely enough to ID this man and keep him out of an event.”
“Respect the game, please,” another fan posted.
“This kid literally said “ I got banned from PGA tour events for life because of this guy and this guy”. Umm no you got banned because you are dumb and got exactly what you deserve,” another fan opined.
“This kid deserves all of the bad things coming to him,” one user commented.
“Good. Get him out. Nothing but a punk, ” one fan remarked.
WM Phoenix Open 2026 leaderboard after the second round explored

Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the WM Phoenix Open 2026 after Day 2:
- 1. Ryo Hisatsune: -11
2. Hideki Matsuyama: -10
T3. Pierceson Coody: -8
T3. Chris Gotterup: -8
T5. Akshay Bhatia: -7
T5. Si Woo Kim: -7
T5. John Parry: -7
T5. Sahith Theegala: -7
T5. Matt Fitzpatrick: -7
T10. Sam Stevens: -6
T10. Stephan Jaeger: -6
T10. Min Woo Lee: -6
T10. Maverick McNealy: -6
T10. Zach Bauchou: -6
T10. Kevin Roy: -6
T10. Nicolai Højgaard: -6
T10. Michael Kim: -6
T10. Jake Knapp: -6
T19. Chandler Phillips: -5
T19. Kristoffer Reitan: -5
T19. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: -5
T19. Max Homa: -5
T19. Brian Campbell: -5
T19. Mackenzie Hughes: -5
T19. Michael Thorbjornsen: -5
T19. Davis Thompson: -5
T19. A.J. Ewart: -5
T28. Chad Ramey: -4
T28. Sami Valimaki: -4
T28. Sudarshan Yellamaraju: -4
T28. Rasmus Højgaard: -4
T28. Daniel Berger: -4
T28. Ben Griffin: -4
T28. Ryan Fox: -4
T28. Scottie Scheffler: -4
T28. Zecheng Dou: -4
T37. Takumi Kanaya: -3
T37. Mac Meissner: -3
T37. Tom Kim: -3
T37. Keith Mitchell: -3
T37. Viktor Hovland: -3
T37. Cameron Young: -3
T37. Rickie Fowler: -3
T37. Neal Shipley: -3
T37. Adrien Saddier: -3
T37. Max McGreevy: -3
T37. Nick Taylor: -3
T37. Harris English: -3
T37. Michael Brennan: -3
T37. Jacob Bridgeman: -3
