2011年10月27日星期四

Had the violation been addressed during the round

Harrington was disqualified from last week's Abu Dhabi Championship on the European Tour when he signed for an incorrect score after a television viewer noticed the triple major winner had accidentally moved his ball on the green.
Villegas was disqualified from this month's Tournament of Champions in Hawaii after a TV viewer had spotted him illegally flicking away a loose divot of grass while his ball was trickling back toward him down a slope after a chip shot.
In both incidents, the players were disqualified because their rules violations were reported after they had signed their cards. Had the violation been addressed during the round, a two-shot penalty would have resulted.
Earlier this week, the Royal & Ancient (R&A), the governing body for the world, except for the United States and Mexico, said it was taking a fresh look at its golfing rulebook following the disqualifications of Harrington and Villegas.
"We need to assess whether, at times, these penalties are still appropriate," the R&A's rules of golf director Grant Moir told Reuters.
"It isn't always necessary for a change in policy that the rulebook itself has to be changed," he explained.
"There is a decisions book which provides an interpretation of the rules and that is also a means of altering policy."

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