Wow, didn't know this happened last year, only the McBeth controversy. IDK what the final ruling was, but if this year's rule was applied, then wouldn't he have had 3 shots taken in error? He took a 2 based on his disc being in bounds. But since he didn't call provisional, those other shots were counted as what, playing from an improper lie, 3 times?
Anyone know how that one played out because it seems the ruling must have different than Kyle's from this year...
Whoever is in charge really needs to fix all these OB water issues. It's really ridiculous for a top notch tourney. I think this one has actually forced me to change my opinion on this entire issue as well. In watching the live coverage, and having a much better vantage point than the players because of the zoomed in camera angle, it looked ABSOLUTELY in the water. I was shocked it was not. And that is again with the zoomed in camera angle. No way any player could have guessed it was in bounds.
So what's the answer, play a provisional on EVERY throw just in case a human judgment error was made?
No, I think there should be a rule change addressing true human errors (including an official call--red flag--that turns out to be wrong) in cases like this. There is no cheating intended, and the entire card would agree they thought it was OB as well from the teepad. Do we want entire groups walking to landing zones for every OB hole, or throwing tons of provisionals?
Not sure what Simon's score on that hole ended up being, but it seems incredibly punitive if he had to take two strokes for every throw taken in error...what-is the entire group supposed to walk all the way over there? Honestly, Ricky's throw on that hole was VISIBLE from the teepad, even though it was OB. If anyone might have taken a provisional, it should have been him.
Everyone sort of praised Paul in the next round for taking the provisional he did, that he ended up winning his appeal on, but one has to wonder if this round 1 snafu is what set that chain of events in motion in his mind? Same hole even.