I agree. If it were possible, I'd love to see Augusta give him an invite anyway - assuming he does not qualify in other ways.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316316 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
