Inkster DQ at Safeway

Blue · 08-21-2010, 09:24 PM

She was tied for 2nd going in to the final round and now she's been DQ'd. What happened? Scorecard problem?

gxer · 08-21-2010, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Blue

She was tied for 2nd going in to the final round and now she's been DQ'd. What happened? Scorecard problem?

No, she was caught on TV using a training device. It looked like one of those donut weights that slips on the shaft of a golf club.

USGA: Rules and Decisions

bangkokbobby · 08-21-2010, 09:56 PM

Juli Inkster disqualified for use of weighted training aid

I can't believe this...she just used it to warm up and the penalty is an automatic DQ? Not a stroke penalty or something. Is this such an egregious foul? An "anonymous emailer"...? Geez...

gxer · 08-21-2010, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by bangkokbobby

Juli Inkster disqualified for use of weighted training aid

I can't believe this...she just used it to warm up and the penalty is an automatic DQ? Not a stroke penalty or something. Is this such an egregious foul? An "anonymous emailer"...? Geez...

Bobby,

IMO, it's just another one of those dumb-ass golf rules that is a big negative for the game of golf.

bangkokbobby · 08-21-2010, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by gxer

Bobby,

IMO, it's just another one of those dumb-ass golf rules that is a big negative for the game of golf.

Absolutely...from the article, it sounds like Inkster had no idea of the severity of the penalty...my guess is she had no idea it even was a penalty...

...I know the rules people will say that ignorance of the rule is no excuse...but why a DQ? Make it a stroke penalty...

...what a story it would have been if Juli would have won this...

Blue · 08-21-2010, 10:10 PM

I feel terrible for Juli and I despise the fact that golf allows any old bozo watching on TV to email in with a report of a potential rules violation.

However, she broke the rule, like it or not. She, of all people (38 years on tour), should have known better than to pull out a weighted club during the middle of a round.

Moving on, I think the entire sport of golf needs a re-evaluation. There is way too much of this gotcha type of rules application. Sure, there have to be rules. But the rules should exist to keep the playing field level, not to trip up honest players who make dumb mistakes. At the highest levels -- PGA and LPGA -- it should not be difficult to assign a rules official to each group (or at least each of say the last 20 groups on the weekend) and have them issue warnings as they see them. So last week, a PGA Tour official could have warned Dustin Johnson before he started swinging that he was in a bunker. Today, a rules official could have stopped Juli from swinging the weighted club as soon as she pulled it from her bag.

And for God's sake, don't let Joe Schmoe sitting on his couch in Peoria email in to the TV network with reports of rules violations.

ajraymond · 08-21-2010, 10:23 PM

Man is there some stupid rules in golf or what?

Blue · 08-21-2010, 10:41 PM

The rule itself is not stupid, in my opinion. The way the breaches of the rule are handled is what's really, really stupid.

ajraymond · 08-21-2010, 10:46 PM

Sorry Blue I have to call stupid rule. By the way, they want to call this a training aid yet they will allow players to tape their fingers? Not saying.....just saying.

Blue · 08-21-2010, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by ajraymond

Sorry Blue I have to call stupid rule. By the way, they want to call this a training aid yet they will allow players to tape their fingers? Not saying.....just saying.

Yeah. Swinging a weighted club in the middle of a round is a training aid. Taping your fingers isn't. The rule is not hard to understand. You can't have a Medicus driver or an alignment stick or a weighted club or any gadget. She should have known better and the LPGA should do a better job of officiating so she didn't have to get DQ'd for it.

08-21-2010, 09:24 PM	#1
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	Inkster DQ at Safeway She was tied for 2nd going in to the final round and now she's been DQ'd. What happened? Scorecard problem?

08-21-2010, 09:50 PM	#2
gxer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,050	Originally Posted by Blue She was tied for 2nd going in to the final round and now she's been DQ'd. What happened? Scorecard problem? No, she was caught on TV using a training device. It looked like one of those donut weights that slips on the shaft of a golf club. USGA: Rules and Decisions __________________ *My "dream" girl: LPGA seasonal tour stats <=65.50 & >=270* Last edited by gxer; 08-21-2010 at 09:54 PM.

08-21-2010, 09:56 PM	#3
bangkokbobby Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 2,894	Juli Inkster disqualified for use of weighted training aid I can't believe this...she just used it to warm up and the penalty is an automatic DQ? Not a stroke penalty or something. Is this such an egregious foul? An "anonymous emailer"...? Geez... __________________ Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. ---Bruce Lee http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/

08-21-2010, 10:01 PM	#4
gxer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,050	Originally Posted by bangkokbobby Juli Inkster disqualified for use of weighted training aid I can't believe this...she just used it to warm up and the penalty is an automatic DQ? Not a stroke penalty or something. Is this such an egregious foul? An "anonymous emailer"...? Geez... Bobby, IMO, it's just another one of those dumb-ass golf rules that is a big negative for the game of golf. __________________ *My "dream" girl: LPGA seasonal tour stats <=65.50 & >=270*

08-21-2010, 10:08 PM	#5
bangkokbobby Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 2,894	Originally Posted by gxer Bobby, IMO, it's just another one of those dumb-ass golf rules that is a big negative for the game of golf. Absolutely...from the article, it sounds like Inkster had no idea of the severity of the penalty...my guess is she had no idea it even was a penalty... ...I know the rules people will say that ignorance of the rule is no excuse...but why a DQ? Make it a stroke penalty... ...what a story it would have been if Juli would have won this... __________________ Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. ---Bruce Lee http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/

08-21-2010, 10:10 PM	#6
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	I feel terrible for Juli and I despise the fact that golf allows any old bozo watching on TV to email in with a report of a potential rules violation. However, she broke the rule, like it or not. She, of all people (38 years on tour), should have known better than to pull out a weighted club during the middle of a round. Moving on, I think the entire sport of golf needs a re-evaluation. There is way too much of this gotcha type of rules application. Sure, there have to be rules. But the rules should exist to keep the playing field level, not to trip up honest players who make dumb mistakes. At the highest levels -- PGA and LPGA -- it should not be difficult to assign a rules official to each group (or at least each of say the last 20 groups on the weekend) and have them issue warnings as they see them. So last week, a PGA Tour official could have warned Dustin Johnson before he started swinging that he was in a bunker. Today, a rules official could have stopped Juli from swinging the weighted club as soon as she pulled it from her bag. And for God's sake, don't let Joe Schmoe sitting on his couch in Peoria email in to the TV network with reports of rules violations.

08-21-2010, 10:23 PM	#7
ajraymond Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 656	Man is there some stupid rules in golf or what?

08-21-2010, 10:41 PM	#8
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	The rule itself is not stupid, in my opinion. The way the breaches of the rule are handled is what's really, really stupid.

08-21-2010, 10:46 PM	#9
ajraymond Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 656	Sorry Blue I have to call stupid rule. By the way, they want to call this a training aid yet they will allow players to tape their fingers? Not saying.....just saying.

08-21-2010, 11:14 PM	#10
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	Originally Posted by ajraymond Sorry Blue I have to call stupid rule. By the way, they want to call this a training aid yet they will allow players to tape their fingers? Not saying.....just saying. Yeah. Swinging a weighted club in the middle of a round is a training aid. Taping your fingers isn't. The rule is not hard to understand. You can't have a Medicus driver or an alignment stick or a weighted club or any gadget. She should have known better and the LPGA should do a better job of officiating so she didn't have to get DQ'd for it.

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