"At the time they signed their cards, their scores were correct."
/Sean Martin cuts to the chase on the signing "incorrect" card/DQ silliness. Now why won't the PGA Tour and USGA listen?
Because golf isn’t confined to a small playing field, rules officials can’t cover all of the action. TV viewers help protect the field from improprieties, whether accidental or intentional.
It’s hard for me to sympathize with the players in these situations. They wouldn’t make these mistakes if they knew had better knowledge of the rules of the sport they play for a living. They’d know what actions are allowed and act accordingly.
Villegas and Rohanna shouldn’t have been penalized for the timing of their rulings, though. At the time they signed their cards, their scores were correct. It’s not their fault the rulings came after they turned in their scorecards.