OT Golf: No more viewer call-in rules penalties

[Thus Spoke Mainer]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/12/usga-view-call-in-rule-lexi-thompson-video-review

 

[interrobang]

Damn, I wish there was such a rule for Big Ten football

 

[psuro]

Damn, I wish there was such a rule for Big Ten football

All Penn State games would be blacked out. For safety's sake.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Damn, I wish there was such a rule for Big Ten football

There’s still an exception for Michigan football letterman. They have a private line to the Big 10 office to lodge real-time complaints which get texted to on-Field officials.

 

[PSU Mike]

Only makes sense. Leaders were always under more scrutiny, biasing the outcome.

 

[gogolion]

Only makes sense. Leaders were always under more scrutiny, biasing the outcome.

Based on the article the officials will be watching the video broadcast, so it will still be biased in the way you describe.

 

[PSU Mike]

Based on the article the officials will be watching the video broadcast, so it will still be biased in the way you describe.

That’s a serious problem, if true.

 

[gogolion]

That’s a serious problem, if true.

From the article:

It’s part of a two-part solution that golf’s governing bodies announced on Monday:

• Assign one or more officials to monitor the video broadcast of a competition to help identify and resolve Rules issues as they arise
• Discontinue any steps to facilitate or consider viewer call-ins as part of the Rules decision process