- Aug 13, 2006
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No other sport has this situation where if a rules infraction is found after the fact (except for a failed drug test) the player/team is punished. I think the decision should stand. If the media notice an infraction has occurred, the subsequent negative exposure would be punishment enough for a player not to do it again. IMO.
Our college football system can go back as far as what? 6 yrs in Reggie Bush's case and take away the Heisman so golf is not alone in penalizing after the fact. Can't recall at the moment though if USC had to give up their championship. Oh, and college basketball here in the states, not long ago, if my recall is good, the team from Univ. of Memphis had a whole season vacated because of rules violations by one of their players. Their season was vacated or forefeited after it was over.
Back to the issue at hand though. While I don't like the fact that a person can call in from home and ultimately get a person DQ'd, it's not really that different than a spectator calling the penalty while in the crowd. Now if they made a rule that stated only players and tournament officials can call penalties during the playing of a tournament, then I could see that getting somewhere.
I have seen the video and if I wasn't watching for a ball move I doubt I would have seen it. Hell, I hardly am sure that I DID see that ball move and I WAS watching for it.