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**DoniandaCoado** · 11-08-2009, 04:44 PM

It's too bad that it happened, but those are the rules. They were 17 minutes out of position and they have to play by the same rules as the rest of the field, even if they are the last group. It is a fair rule.

Harrington:
“If you’re asking a player two or three groups ahead of the lead to play within a certain time frame, it’s unfair to give the leaders any leeway.”

It really is one of the best things about golf. They have strict rules and even the "star" players have to bide by those rules, even going so far as to penalize themselves for touching the ball, hitting it twice, etc, even if nobody else sees it. If only all other sports could teach this the way golf does.

11-08-2009, 04:44 PM	#5
DoniandaCoado Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 518 Senior Member	It's too bad that it happened, but those are the rules. They were 17 minutes out of position and they have to play by the same rules as the rest of the field, even if they are the last group. It is a fair rule. Harrington: “If you’re asking a player two or three groups ahead of the lead to play within a certain time frame, it’s unfair to give the leaders any leeway.” It really is one of the best things about golf. They have strict rules and even the "star" players have to bide by those rules, even going so far as to penalize themselves for touching the ball, hitting it twice, etc, even if nobody else sees it. If only all other sports could teach this the way golf does.
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