He came over and saw it and knew right away. Kind of a rough way to celebrate one's birthday; Villegas turned 29 Friday. Still, two questions persist: 1. Should fans have the right to influence the play on the course, and 2. Should Villegas be DQ'd after the fact? More to the point: If we're going to have a nation of millions second-guessing every move by the pros, doesn't that unfairly penalize the players who are on TV most often, and thus under more scrutiny?
And, as CBS's Steve Elling suggests , why not have a dedicated rules official watching the TV, a time limit for levying penalties, or both? Clearly, slapping at the debris was a violation, and both Villegas and his caddy should have known better.
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Couldn't the PGA Tour create a local rule that allows for penalty strokes to be added even if a scorecard has been signed? Are you kidding me? He committed an infraction that was a 2-stroke penalty and didn't add them [to his score].
For example, if weather conditions warrant, the tour will invoke preferred lies or "lift, clean and place" -- something you'd never see happen at the U. The difference? The rulebook accounts for such an occurrence.
Another example is the USGA rule which allows for practice putting after a hole has been played. At PGA Tour events, a local rule is enacted which prohibits such practice to help with pace of play.
But the signing of the scorecard in the rulebook is sacrosanct. Once that occurs, nothing can be done to change the score.
There is no such allowance for a local rule, according to Mike Davis, the senior director of rules and competitions for the United States Golf Association. Should the tour change how it opens the season? Drop ESPN. Ask Harig a question.
As distasteful as it seems to have that violation called in, it's all about protecting the field in stroke play. What about the player who knows that rule and calls the penalty on himself, which happens all the time? He basically would be at a disadvantage because he knew the rule and somebody else didn't.
Camilo didn't know the rule but would get an advantage there. It all goes back to being fair to the field. OK, but what about the violation not being brought to Villegas' attention until well after he signed his card? Many have wondered why golf's rules seem so inflexible on this.
At the time he signed his card, he believed the score he wrote down on the 15th hole at Kapalua was correct. It wasn't until the next day it was discovered he was wrong.
Why not just add the 2-stoke penalty -- signed scorecard be damned -- and let him remain in the tournament? On the second occasion, he illegally flicked away a loose divot of grass as the ball was trickling back down the slope. His infraction was spotted by Dave Andrews, who was watching the action on television with friends in Daytona Beach, Florida. Three-times major champion Ernie Els suggested the introduction of a deadline beyond which golfers could not be disqualified from a tournament.
He came over and saw it and knew right away. ET a. The first tee time of the day will now be at p. Even though it was not the way Villegas wanted to celebrate his 29th birthday Friday, White said the Colombian star took the news in stride. He understood and went about his business. Villegas was making his second appearance in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
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