A Gentlemen’s Game

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by Michael C. Hepp: link

There are different levels of cheating, some pose problems others are just an annoyance.

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[David in FL]

While there may be many forms of cheating, I tend to look at it another way.....there are 3 different types of people.

1.  The golfer who genuinely attempts to play by the rules.  He may make a mistake along the way, but it's inadvertent and out of ignorance, never intentional.  Once he learns of his error, he corrects it or suffers the penalty and learns from it going forward.

2.  The golfer who enjoys hitting a ball around the golf course with a set of clubs, but only plays by the rules that suit him at any given point in time.  He'll take a mulligan, rake in a 3 foot putt, roll the ball out of a divot in the fairway or a footprint in a bunker.  He makes no attempt to hide his infractions, because he's out to have fun and isn't trying to gain any competitive advantage over someone else.  His transgressions don't affect his enjoyment of the game, nor even mine if I'm playing with him because they don't affect me at all.

3.  The cheater.  This is someone who breaks the rules with the intent to gain an advantage over other players in order to win.....whether a tournament or a friendly match.  He's doing so surreptitiously so as not to be found out.  He's no better than a thief and I'll avoid his company at all costs.....both on and off the course.

[David in FL]

Crud....

Just realized I "commented on the thread", not "on the article".....  guess I'm not very good at following instructions.  Not that my wife hasn't explained that to me enough times....

[iacas]

Thanks for re-posting on the article itself. Appreciate it.