Bad rules, bad temper, rough start to golf this year DOUG FERGUSONAP Sergio Garcia was disqualified for ``serious misconduct". READ MORE:* Golf star's meltdown* 'Pedantic' rule costs golferAny discussion, confusion and consternation over the new rules - particularly caddies standing behind their players - will pass soon enough. In some corners, an equal volume of outrage was reserved for the first big flap over the new rules. So is the USGA, which became the target on social media of PGA Tour players looking to assess blame. In this case, however, top rules experts from the PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA Tour and others had a seat at the table in the biggest overhaul of rules in golf history.

Source: Stuff February 06, 2019 03:00 UTC