Michael Brennan statement after Farmers Insurance Open DQ this week

by unsolved49

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  1. unsolved49

    Brennan was DQ after the first round for a breach of Model Local Rule G-11; use of non-permitted green-reading materials

  2. MagicCarpetBomb

    Props to the guy. Thats what integrity looks like.

  3. IllPacino

    Golf is such a stupid but awesome game.

  4. Honcho41

    Feels like what he did is very far away from the machine made green reading books of the past. Seems more akin to buying a strokesaver in the shop that has a couple of arrows showing slope of the green.

  5. DodgyFlapper

    Burn it all down, no yardage books no nothing, get to your ball, 45 seconds to hit it. 46 seconds you get a stroke, no warnings no on the clock BS. Hit the ball in the fairway, hit the ball on the green it’s not fucking brain surgery.

  6. Substantial_Diver_34

    So can I still bring out my contractors level to read the greens? I won’t write anything down.

  7. DokterZ

    So was it the sketching in the book that was the issue, or the involvement of software?

    Like could someone play the course, manually note the various breaks, and then copy them into the book?

  8. TZA_204

    Patrick Reed looking on in confusion

  9. sys_admin321

    Integrity! Wish we could say the same about Patrick Reed…

    Lesson, make a mistake? Own up to it.

  10. odenfcoyg

    Top stuff. This kind of character is what golf is all about

  11. icouldntquitedecide

    I hadn’t thought about this since the “Snitchpatrick” incident a few years ago. Just for curiosity’s sake, I would love to look through several player’s books for an event. Like many rules in golf, it’s a very specific yet vague rule. It’d be interesting to see what different players do to follow/skirt the rule. For example, would you be able to have a note on your map that reads “6×2” to remind you to aim 6 paces on and 2 in to land on a specific shelf? Or is that just as illegal as drawing arrows?

  12. ListenUnlucky5146

    Are players not allowed to take notes and write in their yardage book?  Was the penalty that someone else gave him the information he used?

  13. Either_North_7484

    Just another example of a player over-relying on coaching.

  14. ACPirlo2121

    After all the “free drops” I see players get after arguing for 5 minutes with a rules official, this is egregious.

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