Jordan Spieth‘s disqualification from the field of the Genesis Invitational has raised several eyebrows, and especially the sports entities have shared their views on it. Spieth got disqualified for signing the scorecard wrong after his second round at Riviera, where he signed 3 instead of 4 for hole four. As a result of infringing the rule, he was escorted out of the event and many sportspeople have shown their discontent with this.
Today, I signed for an incorrect scorecard and stepped out of the scoring area, after thinking I went through all procedures to make sure it was correct. Rules are rules, and I take full responsibility. I love this tournament and golf course as much as any on @PGATOUR so it hurts…
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) February 17, 2024
The error was sheer carelessness but Spieth later admitted his fault on Twitter. He stated that he signed an incorrect card, and took full responsibility for his wrongdoing. He ended the write-up by stating how much he loved the event and would be missing the rest of the two days. As a result of this tweet, several people have reacted to it.
Jordan Spieth Gets Backing From The Golf World For His Eviction
After Spieth’s post came to the notice of the public, many people in the golf world reacted to it.
Annika Sorenstam‘s husband, Mike McGee, showed his discontent with the disqualification rule and felt offended that the old rule didn’t change in the technical era.
It’s time to stop the nonsense of players being disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. That rule was meant for the old days when it was only the players in the group that could vouch for each other. Today there are hundreds if not thousands of people following these… https://t.co/xRNhvJDdpi
— Mike McGee (@MikeMcGeeAnnika) February 17, 2024
A caddie Kip Henley thinks this is a dumb rule, which makes no sense.
Another benchmark in the dumbest rule in all of sports.
— KIP HENLEY (@KipHenley) February 17, 2024
A golfer thinks that this rule amazes him and only a few minutes can be invested to rectify this without eliminating any athlete.
Amazes me how often this happens in pro golf. Math is hard….I guess ♂️. Takes 5 seconds for the Tour officials to read your scores back and for you to check them. Hot take but this is equivalent to forgetting to write your name down on a test lol. https://t.co/nIxTn97sJn
— Dylan Wu (@dylan_wu59) February 17, 2024
A follower thinks that throwing out of the field due to bad maths is ridiculous for any golfer.
It’s true that a PGA Tour player getting DQ’d for bad math is objectively ridiculous.
Also true: If all golfers at all levels must play by the same rules, then PGA Tour pros probably shouldn’t get special dispensation just because a lot of people are watching them.
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— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) February 17, 2024
Someone from the golf world thinks Spieth did noble work by taking ownership of his mistake.
We need more notable people in this country like yourself willing to be publicly accountable when mistakes are made. We have become a society of excuses. All the best moving forward.
— Rob Oviatt (@RobOviatt1) February 17, 2024
Thus, it is quite evident that the golf world is discontent with this decision and the rules should change in the upcoming times.
