Absurd.

Thought for the Day
Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance

A week or so ago Brian Davis, the Londoner who has played on the US Tour for several years, lost out on his chance of a maiden PGA victory because of a nonsensical rule that he inadvertently breached while playing from a beach which was deemed a water hazard. On the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Jim Furyk in the Verizon Heritage he fell foul of rule 13.4 (Ball in hazard: Prohibited Actions) because in the course of his backswing his club lightly touched a piece of reed grass. It was not fixed or growing so was considered a loose impediment and the player was penalised two strokes, effectively ending his challenge for the title. (more…)