Two words were left of characterizing Whistling Straits: LONG and DANGEROUS!
All of the young guns were in contention going into the final round, but only a few barely survived.
Phonetically speaking, the course was BRU-TAL.
Watney went into the final round at minus 12, and came out with a melt down 81 to miss the playoffs. Overall, his play was not all that bad. He just got bitten by the Straits.
Everyone is talking about Dustin Johnson’s fatal mistake on number 18. Was it fair to penalize him for grounding his club in a waste bunker that even the commentators admittedly did not realize was in a bunker? Sure it was an honest mistake, but it was a rules violation punishable by two strokes, thereby knocking him out of the playoffs with Watson and Rymer.
Golf being the only sport that players call themselves out for violations, called Dustin out for his on the 18th hole. I would venture to guess that Dustin would have called it on himself had he known that it was a bunker.
Rules are rules. They are just like records, made to be broken. The only difference is, “Break a Record” you are rewarded. Break a Rule, and you are punished severley. Is it right or is it wrong? You make the call.
