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[David McKeown]

I think that was by far and away the best option they had. The USGA had to give DJ a right to see the incident again before they could take action. Ordinarily this is done after a round. It would have been far more unfair on everyone to hold up the tournament whilst DJ went off some where to potentially have a big argument about what happened. Similarly it would have been unfair on everyone not to flag the potential for as early as possible given its potential impact on the result.

I feel for the chasers and have no sympathy for DJ in the situation but at the same time the USGA were stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[Puckoon]

they seem to say if it is a penalty it will be just one shot. fair play to shane that wad some up and down. feeling a bit sorry for dj having to pkay so many holes not knowing whats going on

I have no sympathy for him. DJ used the rules to his advantage on 10 and if you live by the sword you die by the sword.

Wise up would you. 

How?  The USGA haven't done anything wrong. The onus is on DJ to know the rules and to know what happened.

DJ knows the rules and called it as it happened. Your just coming across as a moron to be honest with the comment about 10.

What happened at 10 was pure gamesmanship. The purpose of the rule is for you to take relief so that you are not disadvantaged by the obstruction not as DJ used it to improve your lie.

Also I see he has now been penalised so clearly DJ did not call it as it happened. I'll not resort to name calling to make my point though.

As I said he can't have it both ways. He can't enforce the letter of the rules to his advantage then complain when they are enforced to his disadvantage.

That is not gamesmanship. If you're entitled to relief, and you want the relief - take it. Similarly he didn't take relief from the sprinkler head on 16. The rules of golf are available to your advantage and there is zero issue in using them in that way. If you don't understand that, you don't understand the rules. The moving ball: he called it and he didn't (I still don't btw) believe that he can claim he 100% caused the ball to move.

[stew]

I think that was by far and away the best option they had. The USGA had to give DJ a right to see the incident again before they could take action. Ordinarily this is done after a round. It would have been far more unfair on everyone to hold up the tournament whilst DJ went off some where to potentially have a big argument about what happened. Similarly it would have been unfair on everyone not to flag the potential for as early as possible given its potential impact on the result.

I feel for the chasers and have no sympathy for DJ in the situation but at the same time the USGA were stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Utter bullocks!

They are amateurs presiding over the elite professionals on the planet, Johnson should have demanded a ruling before hitting another shot after being told, disgraceful stuff from the PGA, especially in view of what transpired last year.

[Megaman]

disgraceful stuff from the USGA.

DJ had not addressed the ball and its him that can only make that call.

it happened on a few occasions this week , namely Lowry which was not mentioned.