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Message: [QUOTE="upperdeck, post: 1794501, member: 474"] the issue was having the time to talk with him to decide if his actions caused the ball to move. they didnt think stopping the tourney for 10-15 to talk about it was a good thing.. as they said this is how they deal with it at every event waiting until the round is over.. as the rules guy sad grounding the club is not the only event to use to decide if he moved the ball.. stepping in to hit or grounding the club for the practice swing next to the ball which is really why they ended up ruling it a penalty. and as for waiting to make a call. they do that in other sports, perhaps not waiting that long, but goals in hockey have been taken away because of plays that happened many shifts earlier. baseball has plays that are ruled on after the game and cause an entire game to be replayed. they could also have ruled it a stroke then and change it after. not sure which way was better. [/QUOTE]