How does an official assume Cam knew what he was doing? It makes it sound like Cam knew he was cheating and didn't call a penalty on himself. Cam obviously had no idea this was illegal. If a official saw it live on TV why didn't they assess the penalty when he walked off 18. The infraction occurred on the 4th hole, there was plenty of time to discuss the penalty. Waiting until the next day to tell Cam was not a good look for the PGAT and is the reason some are questioning the whole situation. If that happened to TW you would get a different reaction from the masses. I digress.
How do they assume he knew what he was doing??? Because he didn't call in an official for help!! Idk how many times this needs to be stated. Normally if you don't ask for help or clarification it means you know what you are doing. No one was calling him a cheater. He simply didn't know the rule and thought his drop was okay. It was not, and he confirmed so himself. Easy stuff.