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Originally Posted by JimSomebody
Tell ya what... if it's ME in that situation, I don't do ANYthing that looks like I might be messing with the lie.
It does look to me is if he tamped down grass behind the ball and his situation was improved as a result. He also seemed to get self-conscious right afterwards, first doing some more messing around, then calling on a rules official to come in and make a ruling on who was away (I saw a longer clip elsewhere on Youtube). Not saying that move was a smoke screen or anything.... 
Seriously, it appears to me that he did improve the lie, but I'm not sure he did it with the intention of cheating. I think he might have had a momentary lapse of carelessness, then realized, "Oh no, that might have been a bad thing!" |
I'd love to see the longer video if you can happen to find it,
Jim. And again, the bottom line is that it doesn't matter what he
intended to do. He broke a rule. Penalty. Incorrect scorecard. You get my meaning.