In regards to the recent Jordan Spieth incident, of which his incorrect scorecard disqualified him from a tournament… I mean, this is 2024. Every shot he takes is being recorded and discussed. Everyone in charge of running that event already knew what his score was, so why does an error like this erase his results? Is any other sport like this in which the players can be disqualified for being bad at math?
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I am an official PGA walking scorer. While we do keep score and validate the player’s scorecard with players after their round, the “real” purpose of our job to get the updated score out to the public in real time during play. Public in this case means the PGA, on course video boards, television crews and feeds, Vegas (seriously) and sports websites like ESPN for example. We also are connected to event officials and a have a radio to call them in when a caddy (typically) requests a rule call.
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