Posted on 06/16/2018 5:25:51 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
I'm sorry.
Those are the first two words Phil Mickelson should say publicly Sunday morning after a fitful night of sleep.
I withdraw.
Those are the next words Mickelson should say on his way out of the U.S. Open and into a better and brighter tomorrow.
Mickelson made a mockery of his sport's national championship on his 48th birthday, and he should now do the honorable thing and remove himself from the tournament.
He hit his moving ball out of frustration on the 13th green at Shinnecock Hills, and then told a counterfeit tale about his intent. Mickelson said he took a strategic whack at his rolling putt as it headed downhill to accept the two-stroke penalty rather than risk playing the ball conventionally and taking a score more damaging than the 10 he posted on the par 4.
At a minimum the gutless USGA should disqualify him from this tournament, and the PGA should suspend him for some months.
Moreover, the Rules of Golf apparently has a loophole, so a new rule is needed. Golf has always had two basic rules: (1) play strictly by the rules, to the point of calling penalties on yourself; (2) play it as it lays, after it stops rolling. The new Phil Rule should be, "Any player at stroke play who strikes a moving ball with obvious intent shall be disqualified."
They should aologize for the golf course..,
e, they did!
What about players that use profane language and throw golf clubs?
They do the same in hockey all the time.
It's millionaires playing a game.
What about them?
“What about players that use profane language and throw golf clubs?”
F* ‘em!
The first words out of Phil’s mouth should be “F#ck you, Ian.”
Is their a rule that says you can’t hit a moving ball?
Yes, and he was assessed a two-stroke penalty for violating it. The author and I are saying that is insufficient in this case.
LOL!
Please quote the rule ...
I believe John Daly did this too during a US Open at Pinehurst. He was not disqualified either. Phil apologized. I’m disappointed in him yes, for letting his frustration get the better of him. The only thing to be said n his defense is that that course was impossible on Saturday.
Should they be suspended?
I never knew Maxine Waters was a Freeper. :-P
So he violated a rule, and accepted the penalty given out.
Seems like the rules were applied.
This would seem to cover it:
“A player must not (i) take an action with the intent to influence the movement of a ball in play”
Exceptions:
• Ball falling off tee – Rule 11-3
• Striking the ball more than once – Rule 14-4
• Ball moving in water – Rule 14-6
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 14-5 or 14-6:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes
“The only thing to be said n his defense is that that course was impossible on Saturday.”
As it was in 2004 when he finished second.
“*In the case of a serious breach of Rule 1-2, the Committee may impose a penalty of disqualification.”
“Note 1: A player is deemed to have committed a serious breach of Rule 1-2 if the Committee considers that the action taken in breach of this Rule has allowed him or another player to gain a significant advantage....”
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