Finchem On DQ Rule: “I am cautiously optimistic"

Doug Ferguson reports that PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem not only welcomes welcomes viewer call-ins on rules violations, but it also sounds like his visit with the USGA last week has him realizing the governing bodies will not be rewriting the rules to protect those who don't know the rules.

“In Harrington’s case, you could see the ball move a little bit in HD television. You couldn’t see it move in analog. And he didn’t know,” Finchem said. “So there needs to be fairness and common sense to the rule.”

Finchem said he wants the PGA to follow the USGA’s lead and he anticipates they will end up with “a few, little, small” changes to the rules.

“I am cautiously optimistic we’ll get to some modifications that will just create a better system.”