the_paulo
Euro target practice
Thought this should be a seperate thread.
Since there have been a couple of high profile DQs recently, due to members of the public calling in to spot an infraction, I got to thinking.
The letter of the law is there. We aren't going to change every rule a player might get DQ'd for, but should the public be vigilantes in this case?
I know a few 'armchair heros' myself, who would get a kick out of reporting this sort of thing.
Surely watching the game for entertainment is enough? Why do we feel the need to get involved further, and aren't we then playing with the livelihoods of these guys now?
So how should it be handled? Do we allow it to continue or will that just see it escalate?
How about this. There's a 'cut off point' at the end of the round. Anything that isn't reported within an hour/2 hours of a player finishing his round gets discounted. Is it possible to tweak this for serious foul play, or intentional cheating? Or does that go against the clear cut nature of the rules of golf?
Since there have been a couple of high profile DQs recently, due to members of the public calling in to spot an infraction, I got to thinking.
The letter of the law is there. We aren't going to change every rule a player might get DQ'd for, but should the public be vigilantes in this case?
I know a few 'armchair heros' myself, who would get a kick out of reporting this sort of thing.
Surely watching the game for entertainment is enough? Why do we feel the need to get involved further, and aren't we then playing with the livelihoods of these guys now?
So how should it be handled? Do we allow it to continue or will that just see it escalate?
How about this. There's a 'cut off point' at the end of the round. Anything that isn't reported within an hour/2 hours of a player finishing his round gets discounted. Is it possible to tweak this for serious foul play, or intentional cheating? Or does that go against the clear cut nature of the rules of golf?