What is it about golf rules that get us so hot under the collar? Tree-gate, as it’s now being called, divided opinion among commentators and spectators as Patrick Reed’s every movement was analysed and criticised at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Steve Carroll, who has passed the R&A’s top rules exam, is joined by Tom Irwin and the pair break down events in the palm tree during the third round of the DP World Tour event.
Steve thinks he might have found something in how a ball is identified that can offer some further insight into how the decision was reached.
We chat generally about golf’s moral code and why we get so wound up when rulings come under the microscope, both in the pro game and at our own clubs.
After Steve set tongues wagging with his ‘solution’ to some of the World Handicap System’s perceived ills, he doubles down on his reasoning for making every score count, while Tom thinks some our WHS complaints are not going to be settled in the short term.
Tom describes it as an “insightful discussion”. But we’ll let you be the judge! Happy listening…
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The Slam: DP World Tour star Dan Bradbury joins the pod!
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The Slam: PGA Championship Review - Brooks is back and Block was brilliant!
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The Slam: Who will win the PGA Championship?
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The Slam: Take note, PGA Tour - LIV Golf have finally got it right!
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From the Clubhouse: Inside the weird and wonderful world of club match play golf
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From the Clubhouse: Augusta Syndrome is real! How does your club get through it?
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