The rules of golf are probably the most difficult of rules to understand in golf. And 2011 is picking up right where 2010 left off in the case of rules infractions! Camilo Villegas was DQ'd on Thursday after he chunked a chip shot and then swept away some divot material as he watched his ball roll back down the hill to where he was standing. Villegas was deemed to have 'improved his lie' by sweeping away the divots which is a two shot penalty under the rules of golf. Villegas signed his score card after the round, unaware of the rule.
No body noticed the rules infraction at the time of the infraction, but it was noticed on TV by someone watching from home. This person 'tweeted' the infraction and it was then picked up and watched on site by PGA Tour officials where they deemed Villegas to have made the rules infraction and was then DQ'd for signing an incorrect score card.
On Saturday, Ryan Palmer almost found himself in the same situation as he did the same thing except he watched the ball roll in a different direction and ended up several feet from where the previous shot was played. They ruled that sense the ball finished several feet away from the previous spot that Palmer had not improved his lie, therefore he was not penalized.
So I ask: What are your thoughts about viewers calling in or tweeting to notify the PGA about rules infractions? Should this be allowed?
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