Scott Hend, as proven in October during the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters.
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He known as it a “muppet move.”
And a “rookie error.”
And a “proper brain meltdown.”
Scott Hend was sincere within the second. And he was honest in describing all of it, too.
To start, the longtime professional was playing the Asian Tour’s DGC Open, shot a one-over 73 in the first spherical and was disqualified within the second. And sometimes, DQs are listed without trigger; just a D and a Q on the leaderboard. But Hend came clean.
Across three tweets on Friday, he stated he had taken a incorrect drop at Delhi Golf Club. Then, over several more tweets, he responded to some jabs.
The confession, as written by Hend:
“For those wondering why I was DQ’d at present in India….. Well, I hit a ball out of a bunker on the 18th, ball was lost, I then went back dropped a ball inside a membership length of the original place. Walking down the green after play’n the shot I puzzled if I dropped in a
“incorrect postion….. well YES I did, I ought to have dropped back within the bunker. I referred to as this upon Myself. YES I was going to miss the reduce anyways… But I’d quite play by the foundations even if I was or wasn’t missing the reduce. Even old Tour Pro’s make a mistake generally. #GolfLife
“Dropping inside 1 club size doesn’t mean I may drop on the grass outdoors the bunker…. I had to drop again within the bunker. Muppet transfer on my behalf. Rookie error for certain. Energy degree at -5 at that stage. Onwards and upwards. #JustSayn #GolfLife #ItsOnMe”
Rules Guy: Does your placing stroke *have* to include a backswing?
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Rules Guy
Tough one. To evaluate the rules in play, Hend needed to have played the place he originally hit, as noted in Rule 18.2b. And the DQ? Rule 14.7b — entitled “How to Complete a Hole after Playing from Wrong Place in Stroke Play” — is written this manner:
“What a player does subsequent is dependent upon whether or not it was a severe breach – that is, whether the player could have gained a major benefit by taking part in from a incorrect place: Not a Serious Breach. The player should play out the outlet with the ball performed from a mistaken place, without correcting the mistake. Serious Breach. The participant must appropriate the mistake by playing out the opening with a ball performed from a right place beneath the Rules.
“If the player does not correct the error earlier than making a stroke to begin one other gap or, for the final hole of the round, earlier than returning his or her scorecard, the player is disqualified.”
And Hend was carried out, though, as he wrote, he would have missed the reduce anyway. He then logged on.
Some of the Twitter back-and-forth — which went on for seven hours — as written by Hend and some commenters:
Joy Chakravarty: “Proud of you Hendy! To name it upon yourself, and in addition for taking part in by way of all your physical ailment. You remain a real skilled.”
Hend: “I had a proper mind meltdown taking that drop where I did….. Only factor I could do as soon as I was walking down the green excited about it….. DGC has got Me again.”
Rules Guy: Can you continue to take aid from a stance on the cart path in case your ball is in a penalty area?
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Rules Guy
Chris Case: “I can’t imagine people are praising this? I appreciated Muppet Move…..You had been gonna miss the reduce and wanted to get the hell outta there!”
Hend: “Well Chris…. I had completed out the hole… YET… Unlike many, I like to leave the Course with a transparent conscience, I thought I had damaged a rule…. So that being the case regardless of MISSING the CUT or not. I known as the Referee and DQ’d Myself. I really feel comfortable:”
Chris Case: “You are skating the issue. Having recognized who you are for 25 years and followed you on Twitter, I suppose that you’re smarter than that to replay that shot outdoors the bunker. U knew it was gonna plug and also you weren’t gonna hack it up the fairway with the membership in ur hand, U had been done”
Hend: “Chris I genuinely went and measured out 1 club size from where the ball was within the bunker, then took a drop, was within that club length which occur to be simply exterior the bunker. This was carried out on my behalf stupidly. I was frazzled from being sick out there. I made a mistake.”
Chris Case: “I don’t know…I really cannot see an expert doing that, however I genuinely hope that you physically feel higher and glad ur at peace with this. I simply can’t believe that someone would reward such occasion, that’s all. Have an excellent season, I’ll be following.”
Marty Hoey: “What is your angle here? He has DQ’d himself. What else should he have done? Your above guess of what may need happened was just that, a guess. Even if it was a plugged ball it will have added one extra shot so not sure how you reckon he would have “hacked it up”
Rules Guy: What’s the legal method to take away unfastened impediments like pebbles or gravel?
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Rules Guy
Chris Case: “No angle. As I said,I am simply surprised individuals are praising this. It is frequent sense to a veteran professional that you just can’t drop out of a bunker,overlook a poor interpretation of the rule. He made a bonehead move. Let’s call a [spade emoji] a spade Praise for DQing self when he knew he was cut? Na”
Hend: “Chris, I’m really undecided what U r indignant about here…. Is it I DQ’d myself and didn’t let it slide and let someone else pull Me up? Is it people truly like being informed? Is it folks actually liking someone being sincere after they didn’t have to be? I’m not sur”
Chris Case: “Promise I am not offended Scott. I am amused actually at all of the people praising your heroic act of DQing urself after thinking(or knowingly) taking such a stupid drop.I know a lot of people that play aggressive golf and I can’t see any of them pondering they may take that drop”
Hend: “Nice to know U have NEVER made a mistake while feeling s**thouse… Also if one isn’t to appropriate a mistake after making it….. Well there’s NO hope for that individual.”
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