Webb Simpson lost at the Zurich Classic due to the wind moving his ball as he lined up his putt. he subsequently was in a play-off with Bubba Watson, which he lost. Now, the USGA, are seriously considering changing the rule....this after they have already changed a rule which involved Padraig Harrington being disqualified after a TV viewer phoned in. Are these rule changes good? Should the game not be kept as pure as possible as it was initially intended to 300 years ago?
Another Rule Change?
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johnnymarlboro
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The times, they are a-changin'...
They didn't play for millions of dollars, in front of millions of fans 300 years ago. With that logic they'd still be playing with mashies, niblicks, and featheries.
They didn't play for millions of dollars, in front of millions of fans 300 years ago. With that logic they'd still be playing with mashies, niblicks, and featheries.
Well they are still playing with mashies and niblicks, just those clubs have new names (5 and 9 iron respectively).
Are you trying to say that advancement in equipment has caused some of the rules to have a different impact than originally imagined? Like for the ball...that the wind has a greater effect on the potential rolling of a MODERN ball on the green more than a featherie?
Richie3Jack
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Yes, this is a MUCH needed rule change because the wind moving the ball wasn't in the spirit of the rule. Mainly because back when the rule was made, the greens in particular were nowhere near as fast.
It's one thing that golf really needs...to start to get back to looking at the spirit of the rule instead of a bunch of following everything to the left, rules dorks who are more worried about DQ'ing somebody than using common sense.
3JACK
It's one thing that golf really needs...to start to get back to looking at the spirit of the rule instead of a bunch of following everything to the left, rules dorks who are more worried about DQ'ing somebody than using common sense.
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johnnymarlboro
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THANK YOU Richie! DBL you COMPLETELY missed my point. My point is living in the past is foolish, and trying to interpret centuries old rules word for word is a colossal waste of time. Todays professonal game bares hardly any resemblance to the game of the past. If you want to go back to the "pure" rules of past, then I suppose we should just roll it back to men and whites only too, right? Why does everyone have to take everything so damn literally! The world is not black and white, it is filled with gray areas!
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birdie_man
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Agreed. Look to the past, but do what is best for for the now and the future.
"You're livin in the past maaaaannn." -some "hippie"
"You're livin in the past maaaaannn." -some "hippie"
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