AUGUSTA, Ga. The penalty that cost Lexi Thompson four strokes at last weeks ANA Inspiration produced an uncharacteristically vocal response from fellow professionals.Tiger Woods tweeted his displeasure, Viewers at home should not be officials, and Rickie Fowler said the practice of fans calling in potential violations should end.Despite the push back from players, the PGA Tour appears to have no plans to either add a dedicated official whose job it is to review footage from events or stop the practice of fans and viewers calling in potential violations.I dont think we would do away with call ins, said Andy Pazder, the Tours chief of operations. Our current attitude is we will accept information from all sources.
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Pazder said the Tour receives about one call in a week on average and that rarely do they result in any form of violation, like the penalty that cost Thompson four strokes, two shots for improperly marking her golf ball during Round 3 and another two shots for signing an incorrect scorecard.Nor does there seem to be any chance the circuit would add a dedicated replay official. The way these things usually work out we think it would be an inefficient use of our resources, Pazder said.Pazder said the issue of call ins comes up periodically at player and policy board meetings, but that there hasnt been an outcry for a change to the current policy.
Beside the Thompson affair, the 2013 Masters was memorably impacted when a viewer called to say that Tiger Woods had taken an improper drop on the 15th hole during the second round after hitting a shot off the flag stick and into the water. (That viewer happened to be a former PGA Tour and USGA rules official, David Eger.)
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The USGA and R&A announced on Monday updates to the Rules of Golf, which include no longer accepting viewer call-ins relating to violations.
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The Masters has stationary officials, the PGA is a mix with the last 10 or so groups on the weekend having a walking official. The Players has officials on every hole also. On the women's side no event has officials with every group and even some majors don't have someone on every hole.
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Tour players like Lexi Thompson enthusiastically welcomed these changes. "I am thankful that no one else will have to deal with an outcome such as mine in the future," she said on Instagram. Source: USGA and R&A End Viewer Call-Ins
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USGA — The group, consisting of the PGA Tour, LPGA, PGA European Tour, Ladies European Tour and The PGA of America, as well as the governing bodies, will implement the following measures from January 1, 2018: Assign one or more officials to monitor the video broadcast of a competition to help identify and resolve Rules issues as they arise
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The U.S. Golf Association announced Monday rules changes that would get rid of armchair rules officials as well as nix the two-shot penalty for players who unknowingly sign an incorrect scorecard
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