His career already in steep decline, Australian golfer Robert Allenby has slumped to a four-over-par 74 in his first round since his weekend arrest.
Allenby's opening round at the US PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Thursday included three bogeys and two double bogeys and left him tied 138th, 11 shots behind joint leaders Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Kevin Na.
It came five days after his arrest for disorderly conduct and trespass outside an Illinois casino in the early hours of Saturday.
The incident followed him missing the cut in last week's John Deere Classic and the controversy-dogged golfer appears headed for another all-too-familiar free weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina.
His season has been disastrous with just two cuts made from 22 tournaments, a best result of tied 63rd and paltry earnings of $US25,271 which leave him 231st on the money list.
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It's a far cry from the 45-year-old's heyday at the turn of the century when he won two US tour events in both 2000 and 2001 and was among the most consistent players on the planet.
His golfing decline is reflected in a world ranking which has further slumped from 592 at the start of the year to 1257th.
Big-hitting Spaniard Cabrera-Bello bagged an eagle and five birdies for a seven-under-par 63 at Sedgefield Country Club, matching American Na.
They were two shots clear of Englishman Luke Donald, New Zealander Danny Lee and Americans Derek Fathauer, Peter Malnati and Brandt Snedeker.
The highest-placed Australian was Greg Chalmers, tied for eighth at four under.
World No.27 Cabrera-Bello received an invitation to play in Greensboro where he arrived in good form, coming off a tie for fifth at the Olympic golf in Rio.
As much as he enjoyed representing Spain, he also wants to be part of the Europe team for the Ryder Cup in six weeks.
He is currently on the borderline of earning selection, with the top nine players at the end of next week making the team automatically before captain Darren Clarke adds three more picks.
"Last week ... was the first time I was really not playing for myself, just playing for my country and obviously it's a huge honour but also big responsibility and I wanted to do good and I was pleased with my result," Cabrera-Bello told reporters.
"I would have wanted to win a medal but given how it turned out it was a very good week and coming into this week, I felt the game was good."
