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[Erik J. Barzeski @iacas]

I cringe a bit when someone (Wright Thompson in this case) says something like “It’s nearly impossible to win.” Someone wins literally EVERY golf tournament, including the @PGAChampionship. It’s clearly not “nearly impossible.” “Difficult to win” I can understand. Impossible? No.

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@StickDockton @KylePorterNS No, again, there’s no such thing as “the spirit of the rules.”

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@StickDockton @KylePorterNS There is no such thing as the spirit of the rules. There are only the Rules of Golf and the spirit of the game, which is/includes… following the rules.

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@TronCarterNLU A tradition like no other: NLU with bad takes on the Rules of Golf.

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@grue666 @GregChalmersPGA It wasn't on at the start of the round and got stuck on it during the round. Just as you're not allowed to add lead tape or a counter-weight or anything, you can't alter a club in that way during the round. It has nothing to do with the sensor itself.

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@mrsteve3636 @NBCGolfChannel Do you have video of it?

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@dylan_dethier Why?

Have you read the Principles Behind the Rules of Golf (Tufts)?

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@_KeithCook @LouStagner What's your point? We have the video.

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@DuboisAD1463 @GSikes51 @dtmortellaro @LouStagner It's perfectly civilized. You don't know the simplest bits of the Rules of Golf.

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@_KeithCook @LouStagner That's not what the naked eye means. You can't escape it because you weren't looking.

The movement of the ball was almost surely visible to the naked eye. It should be a penalty.

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@DuboisAD1463 @GSikes51 @dtmortellaro @LouStagner You want one thing for all situations? Here you go: you're an idiot. That explains it better than you've managed to do. 🤣

A ball is put into play when a player makes a stroke at it. Pretty simple.

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@DuboisAD1463 @LouStagner Read the definition of a "stroke" dude.

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@sir12304 @NoLayingUp No, it has to be enough movement to see it with the naked eye. A ball moving on HD zoomed in video 1mm might not pass the test. A ball moving an inch is visible to the naked eye, whether the player was looking at it or not.

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@DuboisAD1463 @LouStagner That's not a double standard, that's you not understanding that a ball on a tee isn't "in play" yet.

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@1919X1919X @Stocks12 @NUCLRGOLF It’s reasonable to take 17 seconds to walk 20 feet? Most rules officials disagree and would have given him a stroke. The @PGATOUR is soft in this case, and Tommy was near the lead.

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@LarryTheSir @NUCLRGOLF Most rules officials would have added a stroke. He took far too long to have a reasonable reaction and make his way to the hole. The @PGATOUR is soft.

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@1919X1919X @Stocks12 @NUCLRGOLF You get a reasonable time to walk to the hole. It is not reasonable to take 20 seconds to walk 20 feet.

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@Stocks12 @NUCLRGOLF Look up Rule 13.3.

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@LarryTheSir @NUCLRGOLF No, you don't get to pause several times and take a circuitous route. It doesn't take 25 seconds to walk 20 feet.

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@LarryTheSir @NUCLRGOLF That's not how it works.