Anybody see Lexi Thompson get totally screwed by the LPGA today?

[Lex Luthor]

I was watching this on live TV a few minutes ago. This is bullshit. They've got to change this bullshit rule.

Leader Lexi Thompson hit with 4-stroke penalty a day later at ANA Inspiration

Cameras were rolling as then-leader Lexi Thompson was informed by a rules official that she be assessed a 4-stroke penalty Sunday during the final round of the LPGA Tour’s ANA Inspiration.

A television viewer watching a delayed version of Saturday’s third round alerted tournament officials that Thompson had placed her ball in a different spot than where she marked it before putting on the No. 17 green. That led to a retrospective 2-stroke penalty in addition to a 2-stroke penalty for signing for the wrong score after the third round.

Thompson held a 2-shot lead at 16 under when she was informed of the penalty from a day earlier while walking to the No. 14 green and suddenly trailed by two at 12 under.

She still has a chance to win the tournament despite this bullshit. She birdied the next hole (even though she was fighting back tears) and Suzanne Peterson bogied it. So in about 5 minutes she went from leading by 2, to trailing by 2, to tied for the lead.

[lawrenceRaider]

Golf dorks trying to justify the 4 stroke penalty should be ashamed of themselves.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

I think it's a stretch to say what seems to be an innocent mistake is "unethical" and "cheating".

Breaking the rules is unethical and cheating by definition. It's doesn't matter if you cross the line by and inch or by a mile.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It doesn't matter who reported it. These are the rules of the game. It's funny to me that we have a person that was caught cheating and everybody want to poo poo the person that reported it. Remember that the next time you want to nail Jesus to the cross.

Who would ever play golf if what she did is considered cheating? What a stupid rule.

[BlackHelicopters]

Lexi got screwed? Video please.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

Who would ever play golf if what she did is considered cheating? What a stupid rule.

Then maybe golf isn't the game for you, dude.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It doesn't matter who reported it. These are the rules of the game. It's funny to me that we have a person that was caught cheating and everybody want to poo poo the person that reported it. Remember that the next time you want to nail Jesus to the cross.

Let me know when I can e-mail an official after a game has been played and they punish the team after the fact.

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Lexi got screwed? Video please.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Let me know when I can e-mail an official after a game has been played and they punish the team after the fact.

I'll keep an eye out for you.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Breaking the rules is unethical and cheating by definition. It's doesn't matter if you cross the line by and inch or by a mile.

Donko Bitch **** fan lecturing Chiefs fans on the ethics of cheating.

You can't make this shit up folks.

[Dayze]

I haven't played golf in probably 10 years, and even then, I was god awful at it. But, I used to play with my nephew who was equally as bad. We met up for one round, and I asked what she shot and he said something like 90. Well...I was way worse than that. So, we're playing, and I keep seeing him moving his ball after almost every lie. I asked what he was doing and he said something to the effect of "oh, as long as you don't improve your position, you can move your ball".


is that right? I didn't have the energy to argue with him at the time and never really followed up. but every time I hear him to this day talking about his golf score, I think to myself "Bullshit". lol

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Breaking the rules is unethical and cheating by definition. It's doesn't matter if you cross the line by and inch or by a mile.

The point is that she didn't knowingly break the rules. Which means she didn't knowingly turn in an incorrect score card. I understand that the technicalities make this a correct decision. But that doesn't mean it's reasonable. The prevailing public view is that she got screwed over by rules and the way it was enforced.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

If it had been noted by an official and not some scrub at home, it would have been a righteous penalty. As is, it's like assessing a penalty a quarter after the infraction and taking points off the board in a football game.

[Fish]

This sets a rather dangerous precedent for golf in general. What's to stop people from going over other past golf tournaments and finding little mistakes like this? That could be quite a can of worms....

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Breaking the rules is unethical and cheating by definition. It's doesn't matter if you cross the line by and inch or by a mile.

so I'm sure you've never offered advice to another person on the course?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Fish

This sets a rather dangerous precedent for golf in general. What's to stop people from going over other past golf tournaments and finding little mistakes like this? That could be quite a can of worms....

This has been happening for 30 years, most famously when someone called in a violation on Craig Stadler for putting a towel down to hit a recovery shot from his knees so his pants wouldn't get wet.