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Originally Posted by Johneli
Because logic defines the way we live. Why shouldn't it govern the way we play? Otherwise we would all be making decisions based on NOTHING but instinct......a recipe for disaster and wasted time. I have a problem with the "lemming" approach to the rules of golf.
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Because golf isn't life. That is precisely the point I'm making here. Golf is a game, designed to be played under a premise based on a couple of simple principles, and the rules are built on those principles. Exceptions are only made for extreme extenuating circumstances. Since divot holes have been around forever, and have never been the impetus for a rule change, it's apparent to me that such circumstances aren't perceived to exist with divots.
But in the end, it's a game, and those underlying principles need have nothing to do with any real life logic. You have to use logic derived from the principles that define the game. Applying real life logic to any discussion about a game is quick path to irrationality and even insanity.
