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Phil Mickelson a cheater?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Jan 29, 2010.

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  1. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Actually, any rules official would call it an improper drop.
    Don't argue with me on this subject. You'll just embarrass yourself.
     
    hondo, Feb 2, 2010
    #49
  2. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    From Merriam-Webster, rube:

    Main Entry: il·le·gal
    Pronunciation: \(ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gəl\
    Function: adjective
    Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- + legalis legal
    Date: 1538
    : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit; also : not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)
    — il·le·gal·i·ty \ˌi-li-ˈga-lə-tē\ noun
    — il·le·gal·ly \(ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gə-lē\ adverb
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Feb 2, 2010
    #50
  3. gandhithegreat

    gandhithegreat Guest

    Wow...so now that you've broken out the Webster, can we officially get back to the real topic of this post. Does it bother anyone that a guy using a 50-inch putter to resurrect his game is calling out a guy using clubs that are approved? Even though the long putter is now an accepted and approved club, I think McCarron is also violating this so-called "spirit of the rule."
     
    gandhithegreat, Feb 3, 2010
    #51
  4. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Regardless of what's in the dictionary, golf rules officials don't refer to rules situations in terms of legal or illegal. They call them proper or improper, or in equipment cases, conforming or non-conforming.
    Deal with it.
     
    hondo, Feb 3, 2010
    #52
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I hate arguments on the golf threads. The gentleman's game, dammit!

    Absolutely, it's conforming/non-conforming in print. In Wild West messageboard-land, we can let the occasional 'illegal' slide.
     
    playthrough, Feb 3, 2010
    #53
  6. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    What a load of shit. Should we go back to the days where that F-bomb whoring diva would not have been allowed to play? Was that more Gentlemanly?
     
    JC, Feb 3, 2010
    #54
  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Fred Funk?
     
    Ace, Feb 3, 2010
    #55
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Steve Pate?
    Well then.
     
    Chef2, Feb 3, 2010
    #56
  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    The dog and beer parts are true, though. The wife had better sense!
     
    Moderator1, Feb 3, 2010
    #57
  10. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    You get stalked by JC. I get stalked by BYH. Watch. He'll post here by the end of the day.
     
    hondo, Feb 3, 2010
    #58
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I kind of laughed when Tom Watson--right on point with his remarks about Tiger needing to be contrite about his marital missteps (story's on espn.com)--started veering off into Tiger's on-course behavior.

    I could hear Judge Smails in my head..."Spaulding! What have I told you about your language?"
     
    playthrough, Feb 3, 2010
    #59
  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Watson's point is that the great ones: Nicklaus, Palmer, Hogan, Nelson, Snead and himself, presumably, didn't throw tantrums on the course. There are players who did (Tommy Bolt, Billy Maxwell, Steve Pate, Frank Lickliter) but none at the level to which Tiger aspires.
     
    hondo, Feb 3, 2010
    #60
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