Michelle Wie

[GPK]

Originally Posted by golfer

I don't think it is unfair, just silly. The game has changed a bit since these rules were created in the late 1800's. Frankly, it's not even necessary for the player's to keep their own score anymore, with shotlink, volunteers and rules officials following every group, etc..
I'm not making excuses for what she did, but this agregious violation of the rules did not occur on the course, and as Doc wrote, wasn't even dealt with until the next day, after she had already completed a round that didn't count.
They did away with the stymie, they need to go back into their biblical book of rules and update them. Just my opinion.

When do you make the cutoff then for time allowed to sign their scorecard? Do you call the player at their hotel that night and say "Hey, Michelle, forgot to sign your scorecard today, make sure you sign it in the morning before you tee off"???The scoring tent is there for a reason....TO SIGN YOUR SCORECARD. It's NO ONES responsibility to make sure their card is signed other than the players themselves....not the volunteers, not the officials. Every tournament I have ever played in and every round I ever caddied in on the LPGA, the people working the scoring tent always remind the players to have 2 signatures on the card. Not once have I ever been in a scoring tent as a player or caddy where someone didn't mention it. It's Michelles fault, plain and simple. I assure you, this happens more frequently than people realize, on every tour. We just happen to hear about it because it was Ms. Wie and she was near the lead.