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It seems like i everytime after i watch him tee off he is doing this. Bet he doesn"t do it anymore.

Gary

Wow,,, I agree with ya !!!! Hope he learned that rule, had to be costly !!!!

In the article he says he looked at it and saw it looked "different" but put it back in his bag anyway. If he'd been smart (and hey, how about his caddy???) he would have found an official and gotten a ruling. It's not like he's a rookie out there! ,

I hate to see anyone DQ'd, and I love Kim, but this one is just a silly, needless mistake. But, rules are rules, and this one is pretty fundamental.

What amazed me were the poll results, with 62% saying he shouldn't have been DQ'd, it was just an honest mistake, as opposed to 38% saying yes, it's the rules. I HOPE most of the 62% are not golfers!!

Well...howdy neighbor.

You don't think most golfers actually play by the rules ......do you ? I would wager that it must be , at least , a 62 % - 38% ratio. It's not hard to imagine that 62 % of golfers do not play by the most average of USGA rules , much less a rule for playing an altered club. I'm not surprised at all. We live in a bailout society.............whatever seems like a good idea to the majority of knotheads is the new rule. ( I meant "knotheads" in only the most POSITIVE way........having been a knothead myself on occasion.)

Your 100% right, I hate to see him DQ'd also. After I posted, I started thinking about what you stated,, It had to have a "Different" look... !!!!! IMO, I dont think he will forget this rule !!!!!

( I meant "knotheads" in only the most POSITIVE way........having been a knothead myself on occasion.)

LMAO,,,,,, I think we have all been there,, !!!!!!

Hello, JJ!! Good to see you around again!

No, I actually agree with you and then some about the number of golfers who play by the rules. In fact, I'd be willing to wager it's an even higher percentage that do not, more like 90%!
I admit I did not make my point very clear. I was surprised that many would vote that he should not have been DQ'd,
if they read the article and know it's a violation, PLUS, and this is my main point, they were voting on whether a professional golfer should have been DQ'd, having broken a rule, and the vast majority said no!! I find that incredible!

As to the "bailout" comment!! LOL just so you know, i don't agree with it, and that goes for any of them being bailed out now or in the future.

And as far as knotheads go, I think I have served as the CEO of the knothead on several occasions and for long periods of time!!

That really IS amazing about a pro breaking a rule and folks think they should let it ride. That's what makes golf such a great game.........the rules. It really is hard to know all the rules and abide by them , but it does make the game something special. The pros don't even , really , know the rules as well as they should and i know i don't either. I do the best that i can to follow the rules as i know them , but i would lean on a rules official if i played tournament golf. My brother is a "rules nut" , so i think i have learned more than some about rules the last several years. I admit to being fuzzy on more than a few rules though.

As far as bailouts go...................capital infusion makes sense in a busted economy , but they appear to be pushing the envelope with some of the stuff they are talking about. The people who play the game by the "RULES" (those pesky rules again) are really getting screwed right now. We have paid off , and even payed DOWN , our mortgage , living in a smaller house within our means only to have the government co-opt my tax money to pay for the guy who bought the big "spec" home and now can't pay the bill !!!

I won't bleat on ; because it's a boring subject , but nothing surprises me about our government these days. I'm not surprised some think the rules should be waived so Anthony can play a game. It's the way we are playing the "game" these days.

My take on it is...When did we, as Americans, decide to reward failure?

Of course, it's much easier when using someone else's money to dole out the rewards!

If would have been hard on lots of folks, true, but all this would have shaken out in the normal course, in many different ways.

Great points on both sides here, and well stated !!!!