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Originally Posted by JPsuff

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I could understand all of this hoopla if she refused to sign her card, or had someone else sign her card or if she turned in an incorrect card. But to be disqualified from an event because she signed her card ten, twenty or how ever many yards or feet she was from the "OFFICIAL CARD SIGNING AREA" is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. And no amount of pontificating, or rationalization can make it seem any less ridiculous than it is.

It is a Stupid Rule and that's that.

I'll even go as far as to say that if you insist that she be penalized in some way for her heinous transgression which will no doubt scar humanity for decades to come, make it a two-stroke penalty or make her wear an "I Love Annika" button. But DQ is a bit harsh, don't you think?

Just like Tiger enlisting the services of twelve spectators to move an 800 pound boulder because he "cleverly" realized it was a "loose" impediment. Now, in the case of THAT particular bit of foolishness, I think the rules regarding loose impediments should be amended to read that the player AND ONLY THE PLAYER may remove a loose impediment and only under his or her power with no mechanical assistance.

So if ol' Tiger wanted to risk a double hernia, then go for it. If not, he chips out from behind it. But in any case, it takes the absurdity out of the picture.

Just because something is "A RULE" (imagine clouds parting, a shaft of light and the attendant angelic choral accompaniment here), doesn't mean it makes any sense or that it doesn't need to be changed.

Just ask Stuart Cink.
-JP

Cink was DQ'ed for a current rule. After the occurence occurred, the PGA/USGA agreed to amend the rule. In the future, no one will be DQ'ed for what happened to him.

Wie was DQ'ed for a current rule. I doubt if the LPGA/USGA will have a meeting regarding an amendment to scoring tent boundaries. The LPGA guidelines are pretty clear....to the players. Don't cross the rope or the white line. If there is no rope or white line, then don't leave the scorer's tent/building.

If there is no boundary, at what point in distance or time, do you say she's walked too far or been gone too long for her scorecard to count.

Everybody knows that, in this day and age, the scorecard is a mere formality. For professional events, where you have who know how many people keeping track of each group, there is really no need for the paper and pencil.