Friday was a wild day at the 2024 Genesis Invitational.
First, there was tournament host Tiger Woods withdrawing from the tournament at Riviera Country Club because of an illness, even a scare with an ambulance waiting to possibly take him away. Then after the round was completed, one of the stars of the PGA Tour was disqualified.
Jordan Spieth was DQ’d after signing an incorrect scorecard. Spieth signed for a 3 after making a 4 on the 245-yard, par-3 fourth hole. He hit his tee shot into the left rough, chipped to within four feet and then missed the par putt.
Spieth owned up to his mistake, posting on his social media accounts about the ordeal.
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 announcement came late Friday night, with Spieth in the third-to-final group of the day, and it sent social media into a frenzy discussing the rule and how it happened in the first place.
However, that didn’t stop the shortage of people discussing whether the rule needed to be changed or if it was the right call. Here are some of the best reactions to Spieth’s DQ:
Why are we still doing this guys? Nobody benefits in this. @RandA @USGA Can we please look at changing this rule to a softer penalty please?
— Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) February 17, 2024
It’s fun to get outraged at golf rules and call them antiquated, but there’s a reason why players sign a scorecard.
Your score is YOUR responsibility. And there’s no way a player is going to (or should) trust anyone else with their official score.
Yes, there’s shotlink on…
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) February 17, 2024
Should Spieth be suspended, and for how long?
— deepfriedegg (@deep_fried_egg) February 17, 2024
With regards to the rule itself: I think players should be in charge of ur scores. Volunteers are scorers but they aren’t 100% reliable, especially overseas. If there’s two players on opposite sides of the hole, it can get difficult to figure out what everyone has made. You take…
— Michael S. Kim (@Mike_kim714) February 17, 2024
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