Ryan Moore and the New Rule 18-2b

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Originally Posted by Dormie1360

A worm is a loose impediment.  A farting worm is an outside agency which caused your ball to move. As long as you are certain that the worm's fart caused your ball to move, there is no penalty, replace the ball.  You may also move the worm.

People ask what the rule is, we tell them.  I don't get into arguments about whether a rule is "fair" or not.  Pretty pointless.  I've spent some time with some of the folks that have served on the USGA rules committee in the past. These are some of the people responsible for changing rules.  Pretty normal people who love golf to play golf just like the rest of them.  The other thing I usually notice is that they are very smart.  If I ask what the reasoning for a certain rule is, or that I think a rule seems a little unfair, I usually find that there are a dozen things I did not think about.  What may seem like a small change to me, can have far reaching consequences on many other rules.

Bottom line for me I just play by the rules and don't let the rules prevent me from enjoying the game.

Hear, hear!!  The voice of reason.  Never argue politics, religion or golf rules.  If someone disputes it just show them the book.  If after that they think it's stupid, then there is little hope for them anyway, so I don't worry about it.  I know the rules, play by the rules, and don't particularly care if there is something I disagree with.  They are the rules, and there is a logical consistency to them which I find remarkable considering the general complexity of the game and the field it's played on.