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<p>conspiracy time? They didn't want him to win?</p>
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<p>Is pretty shit, especially for Lowry who did get back to even with him, or 1 ahead if they imposed the penalty.</p> -
<p>some of the slopes of the greens on this course are fucking stupid. Some "good" shots end up rolling 5m off the green. What's the fucking point? Who plays there normally? And why would you? </p>
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<p>Really happy for DJ. Especially the way he played 18 - what a way to get the monkey off your back.</p>
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<p>It ended up being a compelling final round, with Lowry's slide helping things. Charges from Garcia and Day, but DJ played really solid golf all day and was a deserving winner.</p>
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<p>I really enjoyed Fox's coverage. Why they don't use the 'pro tracer' on every shot is beyond me, makes it such a better viewing experience when you know where the ball is going.</p> -
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<p>Didnt see much of this as away on Thailand for work but did DJ get penalised in the end or not?</p>
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<p>Yeah he did.</p>
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<p>Pretty ridiculous why they had to wait until the end of the round to do it. Look at the fucking footage, and if it's a penalty, give it to him as soon as possible. Lucky the bloke won by four (at the time), as it could have been really brutal if it was a tight finish.</p> -
<p>yea with the technology they have, bit of a joke really, a farcical situation where he couldnt have made it move, yet they let that hang over him.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/watch-dustin-johnson-touches-ball-with-putter-on-5th-green/'>http://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/watch-dustin-johnson-touches-ball-with-putter-on-5th-green/</a></p> -
<p>What I don't understand is that he took his practice strokes and the ball did not move. He then placed his putter behind the ball without grounding it and the ball moved which is not a penalty. So they are saying that his practice swings caused the ball to move but it didn't. Didn't they bring the rule in that if the ball moves and your club is not grounded there is not penalty? Really is a stupid rule when greens are so fast and/or the wind is blowing. Great composure DJ.</p>
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<p>Really happy for Johnson, even more so that the USGA brainfart didn't cost him the title.</p>
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<p>Had a look online for it and I can see how they came up with the penalty, with the idea that something had made that move. And that's fine, but, like Barnes last week, the way it was handled was just awful.</p>
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<p>It's a either a penalty or it's not. What it's not is a "may be a penalty, we'll talk to you about it at the end of the round". I mean, WTFF? </p> -
<p>Maybe they needed Nigel Llong to make the ruling?</p>
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<p>I can certainly understand why they could think he may have made it move, but on lightning fast greens, windly conditions, on day four of the tournie, and cameras showing he made no contact...</p>
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<p>Agree, if they had just ruled it right there and then, as it was they only alerted him 7 holes after it happened...I mean Lowry technically hit the fornt again at one point as he and DJ were tied, but not really due to the penalty! Granted Lowry wasnt playing well, but who knows how that might have impacted things?</p> -
<p>It exposes how much of a clusterfuck golf can be, especially the majors.</p>
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<p>The US Masters is run by the Augusta National Golf Club. The US Open is run by the USGA. The Open is run by the R&A. The USPGA is run by the PGA Tour.</p>
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<p>Each has its own tournament rules, its own officials, its own practices. With the exception of the PGA, they don't follow the procedures that all other events on the PGA Tour do.</p>
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<p>This is why these things are so regularly fucked up. Each body insists on doing things its own way, which is different to what golfers put up with week in, week out.</p>
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<p>It's a either a penalty or it's not. What it's not is a "may be a penalty, we'll talk to you about it at the end of the round". I mean, WTFF? </p>
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<p>Exactly.</p>
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<p>They are fucking lucky that Johnson wasn't 1 up or tied at the end of the round. Would have looked even more stupid than they do.</p>
