Any rules, laws, policies, etc. should be interpreted through both the "Spirit and Letter" of the rules.
Golf has seemingly forgotten the "Spirit" part, and the "Letter" alone has become outdated by slow-motion, hi def replay and countless "fans" that email, twitter, etc. just to see if they can get noticed.
There needs to be some room to bring the "spirit" into these rulings and when something happens over which a player clearly had no control (that one they got right this year with the wind moving the ball) or the player clearly gains no advantage (like Pettersson yesterday), then there needs to be room to interpret the rule that way.
Any rules, laws, policies, etc. should be interpreted through both the "Spirit and Letter" of the rules.
Golf has seemingly forgotten the "Spirit" part, and the "Letter" alone has become outdated by slow-motion, hi def replay and countless "fans" that email, twitter, etc. just to see if they can get noticed.
There needs to be some room to bring the "spirit" into these rulings and when something happens over which a player clearly had no control (that one they got right this year with the wind moving the ball) or the player clearly gains no advantage (like Pettersson yesterday), then there needs to be room to interpret the rule that way.
It was bullshit. They dinged him for moving a loose impediment in a hazard............how many loose impediments can fly away with the wind? If there was no evidence he moved the leaf (all I saw was the leaf shuffle after his club was drawn) then how can you call it?
......and this BS of people calling in for penalties............HTF can you even allow that much less honor it? What did they do back before 100's of cameras were allowed on the course & there was no HDTV? Nothing....
I agree blair...........mistakes are made sometimes but some of this shit is just shit.
It was bullshit. They dinged him for moving a loose impediment in a hazard............how many loose impediments can fly away with the wind? If there was no evidence he moved the leaf (all I saw was the leaf shuffle after his club was drawn) then how can you call it?
......and this BS of people calling in for penalties............HTF can you even allow that much less honor it? What did they do back before 100's of cameras were allowed on the course & there was no HDTV? Nothing....
I agree blair...........mistakes are made sometimes but some of this shit is just shit.
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