and it will come back in spades. On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here are some other things, besides the $400,000, that Davis gave up > when he called the penalty on himself. > > a 2011 Masters Invite > a 2-year exemption to the PGA Tour > an invite to the 2011 SBS Tournament just to start. > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ahhhh, if ye are not golfers, ye'd not get "it" >> >> its about the integrity of the game, and we follow it strictly. >> there is only you, and you can go play by yourself, with no one >> watching, so without that integrity, there is nothing. >> >> now, probably what REALLY went through his mind... >> for each and every great shot out there, there is a SUPER slow motion >> camera that shows >> what happened, especially in a playoff, and especially when it was >> that tight, and that shot >> was THAT important. had a rules official seen that happen, they COULD >> have called him on it >> AFTER the fact, and if he had signed his scorecard, he could then be >> disqualified from the tournament >> altogether. same as hitting the wrong ball and not calling it on yourself, >> same as writing the wrong score on a scorecard, an signing it. >> anyway, he was ACTUALLY >> very smart in doing this. in doing this he ensured he would win >> money. if he was DQ'd, he'd not make >> a dime. so, it was either call it on myself, deal with the higher >> score, and move on, OR, not call it myself >> and run the risk of DQ and ZERO dollars. id rather lose 400k, than >> not make $615,600.00 >> >> w0rd. >> >> >> >> i think he was very honorable, and very smart. >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> It isn't stupidly honest, it is scrupulously honest. >>> >>> No, it didn't affect his play. >>> Yes, it WAS a rules violation. >>> Yes, he was on the honor system. >>> No, probably no one would have called him on it. >>> >>> But, as many a person has said before, character is what you do when no one >>> is watching. >>> >>> In basketball, it isn't a player's job to self report a foul or a goaltend. >>> In football, it isn't a player's job to self report a penalty, or a fumble, >>> or a dropped ball. >>> In baseball, it isn't a player's job to self report to running outside the >>> bases, or a dropped ball. >>> >>> In golf, it is all on the player to be honest. And even to err on the >>> "maybe" side of a mistake. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think that was a little ridiculous. >>>> The reed didn't affect his play, and therefore it was totally >>>> unnecessary. It also was not intentional. >>>> It is possible to be stupidly honest. >>>> >>>> Michael Johnson was a better example of this type of honesty in my view. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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