Yes Phil "the Thrill's" action was unprofessional. As David Fay would suggest "he could have been disqualified". On the spur of the moment , the staff made an appropriate decision to penalize him 2 strokes.
NY courses are notiorious for drawing unruly crowds. Historically there have been countless acts of bad behavior . Look at the History of Bethpage Black etc. Colin Montgomery was taunted as "Mrs Doubtfire". Sergio was harassed after his endless waggling the club. And how about the endless " BAba Booey!" (Howard Stern reference) screams. You get one of the biggest cities in the world ..take a train ride.. apply copious amounts of beer and viola you don't have the peaceful venue of the golf course.
Yes Phil is one of the crowd favorites..And yes the PGA does treat their "cash cows " different from "Beef Johnson"..but Imagine if that crowd would have heard that Phil had been DQ . That could have turned into a real ugly scene
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