Are these run offs fair ?

[CrapHacker]

I think I'm in the minority here

It was a 240 yard shot, and he was less than a yard from leaving himself an eagle putt.

I totally agree about courses being more testing, and I believe that the rough should be more of a penalty than it often is.

If someone is 15 - 20 yards off line they deserve to be punished badly. But if they are one yard off line then I don't think they should suffer the same fate, or consequences.

I think the courses should be set up so there is a degree of difficulty.

It's all well and good to say that he knew the slope was there, but we still want enough of an incentive to get these guys going for it, look how dull the 18th at Wentworth was after everyone laid up.

But the Risk / Reward ratio shouldn't be shine or bust, it should have lesser penalties for shots that are nearly brilliant.

Thick rough would have still left Clarke with a tricky chip, and he wouldn't have got away unscathed, but leaving him what should have been a 70 yard chip and a penalty stroke for such a small error is just too much the other way, IMO.

It's almost saying that we want luck to be a major part of deciding the winner.

Nah..

I'll take the lot of you on !

BUNDLE !!!!!!!!!

 

[HawkeyeMS]

It was a 240 yard shot, and he was less than a yard from leaving himself an eagle putt.

I totally agree about courses being more testing, and I believe that the rough should be more of a penalty than it often is.

If someone is 15 - 20 yards off line they deserve to be punished badly. But if they are one yard off line then I don't think they should suffer the same fate, or consequences.

While I agree with the sentiment you have to take into account that this was a par 5, it isn't supposed to be reached in 2 and if you are going for it in 2 then it isn't supposed to be easy, especially on Sunday. Both he and his caddie would have known the severity of the risk and IF he was aiming for that spot and they had decided to take it on they made an error of judgement, they went for the trophy shot and failed.

Of course, he could have just mishit it in which case he didn't miss by 1yd but by the 15-20 yds you talk about