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Originally Posted by John_W
Retired guy, take a breath, I said "in our game", you know the game we play here in TV. I didn't say the PGA should hand out gimmes. What Ernie Els did last year was a once in a career type event. Lexi's score card wasn't incorrect until the next day when she was assessed a penalty, I think they are incorrect in adding an additional penalty of top of the original penalty. If she didn't realize that she had marked the ball a 1/2" different, how can she penalize herself. If she had realized the fact, then she would of probably put the ball where it was originally 1/2" different. If a ball is in a spike mark, then mark your ball, remark the coin laterally, fix the spike mark, then move the coin back. Did you ever see anyone putt out of their own pitchmark? No.
Basically this is what happened. If the hole is at the 3 O'clock position, the marker is slightly off angle. When placing the ball back on the putting surface in front of the marker, would probably shorten the 12" putt by 1/4" to 1/2" inch.
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Ok, I'll take a breath. I understand and can agree with your position about the penalty for the scorecard. But, you are not allowed to repair spike marks, only ball marks. If your ball is in a spike mark, you are required to putt it from that spike mark, which can cause you to miss a short putt. If you read Phil Mickelson's comments, there are pro golfers who deliberately move their ball out of spike marks by improperly marking and replacing their ball. When I look at the video, it appears to me that the ball was in a spike mark before it was marked, but not when it was replaced. But, even if it wasn't, it is still a 2 stroke penalty. Now, I will take a breath and have a drink.