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Tour players call for update, removal of Rule 10.2b(4)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – If one were handing out awards this week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the 16th hole would likely win Most Popular.

Rule 10.2b(4)? Not so much.

“It’s just an odd rule,” said Denny McCarthy, who was penalized two shots Friday for violating said rule, which confusingly prohibits caddies from lining up their players, before the PGA Tour stepped in Saturday and rescinded the penalty.

McCarthy’s peers took the disdain for the rule further.

“Might be one of the stupidest rules I've ever heard,” said Rickie Fowler.

Added Justin Thomas: “I don’t think you could ask a player on Tour and they would say it’s a good rule.