I love golf, but its rules are ridiculous. Not many golfers know the rules, fewer follow them. That’s because golfers generally WANT TO HAVE FUN playing golf. Golf’s rules make the NCAA rulebook look like My Weekly Reader. Here’s what happened to a University of Cincinnati golfer Wednesday, in something called the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship:
“Prior to this morning’s resumption of the quarterfinal match between Evan Beck/Dan Walters and Ty Gingerich/Cole Harris, it was brought to our attention that Gingerich had used a non-conforming putter grip in violation of Part 2, 3c of the Equipment Rules,” read a USGA statement.