Chella Choi Cheating. What is the LPGA doing about it?

[Lihu]

She DQ'd herself........................

End of story!

My 2 cents...

Agreed. It was too bad it had to end that way. I suppose we all make big mistakes, this was certainly one of her's.

[14ledo81]

How often in the past did she mark 1' putts? I'm not going to give her a pass if she typically does, but it would really be saying something if she does not.

[Ernest Jones]

How often in the past did she mark 1' putts? I'm not going to give her a pass if she typically does, but it would really be saying something if she does not.

How about a video compilation of her marking multiple putts of any length. Does she typically put her marker down to the left of her ball or ONLY when she's doing the manoeuvre.

[Zeph]

The ball moved approximately one ball to the left as far as I can tell, which is 4.3cm, or 1.68" in the silly system.

[The Recreational Golfer]

I notice this was another case of a viewer calling in and letting them know about the infraction.

Not a fan of this practice at all, if the officials don't call it, then the player should not be penalized, no way should a caller be able to point out a penalty.

Most officiated sports have a number of officials watching a small space. Basketball, for example, has three officials watching an area the size of my back yard. Golf has (who knows how many) officials covering a 150-acre arena. That's why the players have to officiate themselves, and honor regarding the rules is paramount. Odds are, no one will be watching you except the players in your group and their caddies, who are busy with their own game, and a handful of fans, who are not looking for or trained to look for this sort of thing, which essentially means no one is watching. Trying to pull a fast one like Choi did hurts the field in that tournament and the integrity of the sport. I say TV viewers are an important check.

And I watched the tape. Good grief, how obvious can you get?

[inthehole]

I notice this was another case of a viewer calling in and letting them know about the infraction.

Not a fan of this practice at all, if the officials don't call it, then the player should not be penalized, no way should a caller be able to point out a penalty.

100% agree - the armchair call-in's need to stop - I have a huge problem with that

[iacas]

100% agree - the armchair call-in's need to stop - I have a huge problem with that

I disagree 100% with you. And this is the thread for that: .

[turtleback]

Was it really 4cm? The distance seems to be growing.

In all honesty, I am not sure why she's using a huge marker like that.

I did an experiment where I placed the ball at the edge of my reach in roughly the same body position. Then when I tried to replace it in the same position I would have lost my balance.

Hypothetically, if she was pissed that she just missed a birdie putt and lipped out 1 foot, and she was tired and lazy then she might be prone to place the ball in still on the marker but where she can do it comfortably. The thinking is probably that the net outcome would not matter because no one misses a 1 footer.

Remember that I am not excusing her behavior at all, neither during the action nor the act of WD and not signing her card. The only thing I would change is title of this thread which I think should read "Chella Choi breaks the rules and is defiant about the ruling. What is the LPGA doing about it?"

If I am ever guilty of murder, I want you on my jury.

[jamo]

If I am ever ALLEGEDLY guilty of murder, I want you on my jury.

Fixed that for you.

[turtleback]

Fixed that for you.

Nope.  Allegedly does not apply here because I KNOW.

I mean if I am ACTUALLY guilty I want people on the jury who will bend over backwards to an implausible extent to excuse my actions.

[RJH999]

Nope.  Allegedly does not apply here because I KNOW. I mean if I am ACTUALLY guilty I want people on the jury who will bend over backwards to an implausible extent to excuse my actions.

I shot her on accident. I thought she was a deer.

[Shorty]

100% agree - the armchair call-in's need to stop - I have a huge problem with that

You have a huge problem with cheats being identified?

That's a strange position to have.

We are talking here about cheating , not rules violations like a club grazing a weed in a hazard and oscillating golf balls

[iacas]

Nope.  Allegedly does not apply here because I KNOW.

I mean if I am ACTUALLY guilty I want people on the jury who will bend over backwards to an implausible extent to excuse my actions.

The way I see it, you were just losing your balance.

[Lihu]

Nope.  Allegedly does not apply here because I KNOW. I mean if I am ACTUALLY guilty I want people on the jury who will bend over backwards to an implausible extent to excuse my actions.

there would be no need for a trial if you already admitted guilt.

[Ernest Jones]

there would be no need for a trial if you already admitted guilt.

He's guilty but he isn't pleading guilty. Happens all the time.

[Lihu]

He's guilty but he isn't pleading guilty. Happens all the time.

True.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/representing-client-whom-the-lawyer-thinks-is-guilty.html

[Golfingdad]

So the cheater finished third in a tournament that she shouldn't have been playing in, on a tour that she should have been suspended from, and pocketed a cool $76,000 that should have gone to all of the other players in the field who aren't cheaters.

Wonder what all of those women immediately below her think about that.

[newtogolf]

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So the cheater finished third in a tournament that she shouldn't have been playing in, on a tour that she should have been suspended from, and pocketed a cool $76,000 that should have gone to all of the other players in the field who aren't cheaters.

Wonder what all of those women immediately below her think about that.

I'm disappointed that none of them had the nerve to speak up.  I wonder if a memo went out to all the ladies on the Tour from the LPGA requesting their silence because it seems too coincidental that not one person had something to say about it.