Michelle Wie

[golfer]

Originally Posted by GPK

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.

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?