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Originally Posted by Bulls9999
I believe that is why they utilize a number of ex-PGA players (Brandel Chamblee, David Nobilee, Ted Tryba, Andrew Magee) who know what questions/issues/rules need explaining and who to go to at the onsite tournament to get answers (Chamblee was at the Open, often seen hitting shots afterwards to show how difficult a shot was that was pulled off earlier in the day)...seen this done before when they had questions regarding rules, they would come back having asked a rules USGA guy for clarification....so I don't think they just go blind making stuff up.
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I"m not talking about "hitting shots". I'm talking about Rules knowledge, and a lot of pros seem to have as many misconceptions about what the rules are and how to apply them as most amateurs do. Even Rules officials don't know it all. They all carry radios and confer often on difficult situations before making a ruling that could affect the outcome of the tournament. Almost weekly the booth announcers will make a blunder when talking about the rules, so I would never take anything they said without either verification by researching it myself, personal knowledge of its correctness. Half of the Rules discussions online are started by either something an announcer said in error, or by the posting individual's personal misconception of a Rule. I'm just suggesting that you make sure they KNOW what they are talking about before you accept it at face value. Ken Venturi ended up with mud on his face after the Tiger boulder incident several years ago, yet he "thought" he was absolutely correct in his protest of the actions of Tiger's gallery.
You are far better off to be a student of the Rules, and learn how and where to find the answers yourself, than you are to depend on TV personalities to educate you. I post regularly in these rules threads, but most of the time before I post, I look up the appropriate rule so that when I start typing, I'm usually 100% certain that what I'm saying is correct. When appropriate I copy and paste my answer directly from the Rules of Golf on the USGA website.
