Senior Songdo Open

[Judah Ben-Hur]

I just caught the last hole and playoff. I don't know if it was taped or not. Too me, some things need to be changed or pointed out to me. Can someone explain the picking up of the ball in the fairway by both players after they tee'd off in the 18th hole playoff and Funk's deal picking up the ball after missing the bunker shot? He looked pissed, it was only $450,000.

Oh, the winner's wife is pretty!

[Kieran123]

Lift, clean and place. They do it when the fairways are muddy and soft.

[kafka01]

They do this a lot this year it seems - but i have yet to see a ball that is lifted, that is actually plugged.... Everything for the low score i guess, and yes the occasional mudball happens, but for pet´s sake, that is golf!

[Judah Ben-Hur]

So this is something that will be aware to all before play starts or is it a case by case judgement call?

The two in the fairway looked like damn good lies to begin with. It wasn't a ball that flew 200 yards or so and just stuck in the mud, these were rollers. It looked pretty bad from the viewer perspective. Fred Funk's shot out of the sand trap would have left the same kind of mark as dropping the ball. Well, actully the drop came from a higher distance. His drop was better than the original shot and increased his chances of tying his player partners sand shot from way out. The bunker miss was almost like he wanted to get a putt instead of a chip. This is not good at all. It also falls into the picking up the ball on the green to align it. I seen one golfer doing that for a 1 foot putt after missing their first. I could see a one time deal but this gets tedius.

No wonder our scores (well, mine lol ) are off the charts with a play them as you hit them.