Read Geoff Shackelford’s fine analysis on his Substack, “The Quadrilateral” below…
Click Image above for The Quadrilateral, then scroll down to “Lieing” piece…
For the short version, click HERE to watch Golf Central’s analysis of the controversy.
The integrity of the game must be protected, and the above is a blatant example of the Tour officials looking the other way.
The Head Nut
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I am wondering how I’ll react when I witness opponents similarly cheating (or not cheating under the new Rules of NBA NFL MLB Golf) in amateur/club tournament this spring and summer?
Pathetic!
My career as a serious amateur golf competitor is over, but back when playing, if I saw someone break the rules, I called them on it. If they disagreed with me and I was keeping their scorecard, I wouldn’t sign it. When playing in weekly men’s league events, I simply ignore the Rules violations on the assumption that the violator doesn’t even know the rule. That, sadly, is the state of the game today. Most don’t know the rules, much less proper etiquette.
Clark was pushing the grass down to give himself a cleaner lie. Not good.