Camilo DQ'd; Let The Howling Begin**

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As first reported here thanks to Twitterer @DaveAndrews723, Camilo Villegas has been disqualified from the Hyundai Tournament Of Dwindling Champions for violating Rule 23-1.

It's another incident spotted by television viewers with good points on both sides griping about application of the rules. Maybe it's time for a better policy to be developed that maintains the integrity of the rules while not depriving fans of getting to watch players?

PGATour.com's Mike McAllister posts this item with quotes from Slugger White about how well Camilo handled it. No video yet.

Jason Sobel takes issue with the DQ rule:

If rules officials want to go to the videotape after rounds in order to review potential breaches of the rules, there need to be cameras available on all holes and following all players. It's not fair that those who are either popular enough or playing well enough to warrant TV coverage should be held to a different standard than their fellow competitors. Of course, it could take a full day to review all of the actions from one round and determine if any rules were broken, leading to a never-ending cycle of Big Brother watching for transgressions.

Then there's the fact that Villegas was DQ'd more than 12 hours after finishing his round. He signed his scorecard, left the course, ate some dinner, went to sleep -- and woke up without a place in the tournament field anymore.

There needs to be a shorter statute of limitations. I understand the desire to make every decision the correct one, but there has to be a better guideline -- whether that means potential violations can't be reviewed after a player has left the scoring area or the course facilities, or after he has gone to bed for the night.