Standing behind the line of fellow competitor's putt...

[LincolnShep]

Was this thread started wrt the us am?

There was just some general rule chit-chat after our comp on Saturday - quite possible that the person who started the chat had seen the incident at the US-AM though.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I never believed it to be a rule (though one it may have been)...but an etiquette not to be ignored. So if I ever absent-mindedly stand 'on-line' - when asked to move - I move. As I would expect any fellow player (companion, opponent or competitor) to do when asked regardless of whether it is allowed in the rules or not.

 

[pendodave]

There was just some general rule chit-chat after our comp on Saturday - quite possible that the person who started the chat had seen the incident at the US-AM though.

Makes sense.
I saw the clip first then the thread!
It's an interesting discussion though, I had never seen this sort of behaviour in the flesh before, so hadn't considered how to handle it.