Obiter Strictum

Mutatis mutandis.

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@NoLayingUp Every time I see Renaissance referred to as “North Berwick” it makes me think “if only”! Seems like a setup essentially chosen more for its infrastructure and convenience than for the course itself. Scotland has so many courses that better showcase Scottish links golf

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@NoLayingUp In a world where infrastructure considerations (eg, stands, crowd management, accommodation, etc) were irrelevant, which courses would get more high profile tournament play such as Scottish Open/British Open?
Eg, North Berwick west links, Lytham, Portmarnock, Sunningdale?

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@MikeHarrisGolf That’s Walton Heath. Enjoy

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@theanalyst “It must be 1mm more in than out because otherwise we wouldn’t have said it’s pitched in line.” This is a logical fallacy; it assumes the very premise in question. “I wasn’t going over the speed limit because otherwise I would’ve been going slower.” Thoughts @Ben_Wisden ?!

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@fasc1nate Its beauty was unpresidented.

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@HardFactorMark He fought in middle earth let’s cut him some slack

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@BarbaraRich_law @LoulouDids It’s worse than that because further down in the same article there is another photo of Master Eastman where the caption identifies him as “a barrister”.

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@NoLayingUp In REAL WORLD TERMS does Monahan carry any clout with the organisers of the Majors? Eg, how well connected is he, does he hold any commercial leverage over them? Or will he literally just be a voice in the wind. (Presuming that may be more the case with ANGC and R&A.)

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@NewsForAllUK Is a race

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@DBanksy Cf. the exemplary LFC version: “Javier Mascherano”.

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@BarneyPuttick @GolferWandering @GolfTait N.B. she has taken to Twitter in a transparent (and entirely unconvincing) attempt at self approbation. Sounds alarmingly like Trumpian rhetoric: hyperbolic platitudes calculated to deflect any semblance of accountability.

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@RobertLusetich I called my official in TV to confirm that it was indeed overhanging. I know what I saw but wanted confirmation and I got it. Ruling was correct and made after confirmation. Very black and white rule.

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@GolferWandering @GolfTait Going by her website (and email address), unfortunately it is not hard to see why “The Rules Princess”, a self employed graphic designer, felt empowered to get involved. Seems like the type to get a kick out of feeling important. What a shame for everyone.

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@ICTREH @caelivd @missyjonjones @RobertLusetich The fact that multiple people share the same view does not make them correct. Certainly it does not mean their view should not be scrutinised, or (in positions of responsibility) that they should not be held to account. Everyone makes mistakes but learning from them is important.

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@BizChick @NoLayingUp @christian__chr They could have tried to impose their view (which is likely to have influenced the review once referred) but alas were clearly acquiescent. Conceding a putt later is still unsatisfactory but in the context would have been a classy response. See Oosthuizen and Day in PC 2017

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@ICTREH @caelivd @missyjonjones @RobertLusetich If so she still bears principal albeit not total responsibility. She was the one who made the initial ruling and saw fit to call in other officials at all. If she had not intervened no one would have said a word and the game would have continued organically.

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@BizChick @NoLayingUp @christian__chr This view is flawed. The opinion of a referee (or fifty referees) is irrelevant to whether a rule was actually broken. They may or may not be correct. But by your logic an innocent person convicted of murder is in fact a murderer merely by reason of the (erroneous) court ruling.

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@caelivd @missyjonjones @RobertLusetich Sounds like we agree she made a mistake. If she recognised it too we could all move on. She is the one who took to Twitter in a transparent (and entirely unconvincing) attempt at self-approbation.

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@FrankWintin @missyjonjones @RobertLusetich There is a difference between knowing the rules and understanding the sport. Anyone who understands golf knows there was no controversy in that ball being picked up. The group had been put on the clock, too. It deprived a thrilling match of its proper conclusion. A plain mistake.

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@caelivd @missyjonjones @RobertLusetich This is a self employed graphic designer who singlehandedly just changed the course (to everyone’s detriment) of a world class sporting event. Like all of us, she should be held to account for her actions. The best thing she could do now would be to reflect and apologise.

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@missyjonjones @RobertLusetich However well you think you know the rules, you clearly do not understand the sport. This debacle will overshadow the event and (rightly) will blight your career as a rules official. You will come to regret today for the rest of your life.