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I mentioned a while back that I was thinking of putting up a new Wikipedia page about golfers who have been the victims of 'trial by television' in pro golf tournaments. I still have more to add but I've finally got something online, so here's what I've done so far. If anyone else wants to...

According to this link it was caddie Dave Fenwick who noticed this - he reported it because Rory might've been disqualified if it had only come to light after he'd signed his card (e.g. if a TV viewer had called it in). http://www.barryrhodes.com/2014/01/the-rory-mcilroy-rules-incident.html

Yes, thanks - I've already mentioned 2 rule changes in the article that were designed to reduce the number of such incidents.

Hmm ok but when I search for that, Google only shows results about Westwood getting involved in a John Rahm incident. Rahm moved what he thought was a loose twig but Westwood noticed it was a growing thing and told him he'd broken the rules. If you have a link to a different incident, that would...

Thanks but if that's the incident I'm thinking of, it was John Rahm who moved a plant and Lee Westwood merely got involved as his playing partner at Birkdale. There was no TV involvement though.

Ah...good one. :) Apparently it *was* initially notified by viewers. http://www.golfcentraldaily.com/2013/04/tiger-drop-flashback-to-monty-cheating.html

Perhaps 'trial by television' is the wrong name to use. :) I'm including the Woods incident because it arose through a call from a TV viewer, even though it was really Woods' unwitting admission of guilt that eventually incriminated him. Being wikipedia, other users will be free to amend/remove...

Thanks...I'm specifically looking at issues that were notified by viewers etc. :) The Tiger one I was thinking of was when he took an illegal drop after finding the water at the 15th at Augusta. This link has the full story...

I'm putting together a wikipedia page on 'trial by television' incidents in golf tournaments. So far I have incidents for Stadler, Zinger, Villegas, Harrington, Woods, GMac, Sergio, Dyson, Stricker, Scott, Whiteford and Rahm for the men and Inkster, Sun-young, Lewis and Thompson for the ladies...

I know golfers like it when they're 'on fire' but I don't think this is what they have in mind. :ooo: http://www.golfchannel.com/news/grill-room/dont-be-guy-who-set-himself-fire-flaming-golf-ball/

I remember once Nick Faldo got very irritated with a referee at Wentworth after an approach shot landed on a carrier bag that a spectator had been sitting on in the rough. Faldo insisted he was entitled to place the ball because it was on the ground but the referee made him take a drop. Faldo...

You were. The group behind you should wind their neck in.

OK - that would be worse. :)

Yes, it was the driver. Still, though...

It's not often you see a pro hit a shot like a 24 handicapper. In fact even a 24 handicapper would be embarrassed by this one. :ooo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PPilv558Zw