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I've long objected to the tour's even paying attention when TV viewers call in to point out perceived violations, which is what I heard happened here. The rules official made his ruling on the course, during the tournament. That should be the end of the story.

I guess once the calls come in they don't feel they can ignore them.

The PGA itself will have to clear this up. There are waste areas on other tournament courses, so players will want this better defined.

From Rob Long at National Reveiw...

If Ted Koppel could interview Mohammed Atta:

TED KOPPEL: "And so then what happened?"

MOHAMED ATTA: "Well, Mr. Koppel, as I was boarding the plane, or should I say, trying to board the plane, a uniformed officer took me aside . . ."

TED KOPPEL: "Just you?"

MOHAMED ATTA: "No, no. That's the thing. It wasn't just me. It was me and a guy named Abdulaziz Alomari, a guy named al-Shehri . . . and a couple of other guys. I mean, do you get it? Do you see what's going on here?"

TED KOPPEL: "Mr. Atta, if I may, it seems that what you're saying here . . ."

MOHAMED ATTA: "It's all in our lawsuit."

TED KOPPEL: "If I may, sir, it seems that what you're saying here is that the government systematically profiled you and your associates . . ."

MOHAMED ATTA: "My associates? Mr. Koppel, I didn't know all of the gentlemen they detained. Oh, one or two I knew from around, you know, Hamburg and Kabul and flight school. But we were nodding, hey-how-are-you friends. Not close. I wouldn't say close."

TED KOPPEL: "In any case, sir, the essence, if I may, of your complaint, if I may call it that, is that the FAA, acting on a directive from the intelligence branch of the federal government, detained several Arab men and prevented them from boarding their flights?"

MOHAMED ATTA: "Yes. That is correct, Mr. Koppel. And that's racism. Racism and racial profiling and it's illegal and we're suing for damages."

TED KOPPEL: "You and . . ."

MOHAMED ATTA: "The other gentlemen who were detained for racial reasons. We were pulled out of line, searched, our possessions were confiscated . . ."

TED KOPPEL: "These would be the famous box cutters?"

MOHAMED ATTA: "We're not allowed to cut boxes, I guess. Not in Bush's America, I guess. Not with Bushitler in charge!"

TED KOPPEL: "Sir . . ."
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The rest requires a subscription.
I may have to visit the library and read the whole thing.