"The rules geeks have heard every possible objection before and in most cases debated alternatives."

John Paul Newport on the rules of golf in light of the Kenny Perry video and the Rory ruling at Augusta in April:

Decisions like these, because they are based on capricious-seeming subtleties in the rules, often evoke consternation among fans and the media, especially when other cases that seem equally innocent are decided more harshly. Last week at the Irish Open, for example, two pros were disqualified for infractions that they, too, obviously did not intend. One player transposed two digits on his scorecard, thus signing for a lower score on one of the holes than he actually made. The other player inadvertently carried 15 clubs in his bag instead of the maximum allowed, 14.