Michelle Wie

[GPK]

Originally Posted by golfer

This next sentence applies only to professional PGA/LPGA tournaments, but why even make it mandatory to sign the card? If it's correct, it's correct, if it's wrong, it's wrong, a player's signature shouldn't change either of these facts. And what exactly are the officials in the scoring tent doing? How many are in there, and what are their responsibilities?

Now, to the specific example of Michelle Wie; I did not intend to make excuses for her, I honestly couldn't care one way or the other. The only thing dumber than the rule itself, is Michelle Wie's breaking it. But Morty wrote it best, does the punishment fit the crime? Hell, a player could and probably should sign the thing before the round, to ensure they don't forget, no?

Seth...please don't think I was jumping on you in my previous post....I just happen to quote yours.

Very rarely are officials in the scoring tent. The people in the tent are volunteers. They are mainly responsible for correctly adding up the players score. The players are responsible for 2 things and 2 things only after their round. 1. Making sure their hole by hole score is correct (which they do by calling hole by hole scores aloud with the walking scorekeeper from the group and the player that kept their scorecard for that day) and 2. Making sure they sign their scorecard.

I don't think those two things are asking too much. By signing their card, they player is verifying the hole by hole score is correct.