The rule would have allowed the driver to be replace as long as it was broken during normal play and indeed broken. Seems like the official didn't think at least one of those conditions were met. That's on him.
In the video I saw, the golfer used the driver to prove his point. He hit is low left and 50 yards short of his normal distance.
Some times rules are good, sometimes they are silly!
If he had continued to use it and as he hit a drive the face caved in/broke, I assume he’d have to play that ball wherever it landed assuming it wasn’t OB/water? I’m wondering why he didn’t keep using it to see if the ‘crack’ was a problem.
Chi Chi was a very popular player at the old IVB Golf Classic (1963-1980) at Whitemarsh Valley outside of Philly. He was like the Pied Piper with kids. I remember him putting his hat over the hole after holing a big putt on 18 and then doing his sword dance. The crowd went wild. His playing companions, not so much, as he was leaving spike marks all around the hole.
Here's a pic from the 60's with my now-74-year-old sister cheering him on. RIP.
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