Another update on a previous post

You may remember my rant against the PGA after Jim Furyk was disqualified from last week's FedEx Cup playoff tournament after having arrived late to the Wednesday pro-am tournament. Now, it seems the PGA has agreed with me, tweaking the rule:

Hereafter, should a player be late for his pro-am starting time, the situation will be handled as a matter of unbecoming conduct. Such player will be required to participate in the remainder of the pro-am round and may be required to perform additional sponsor activity. A player who misses his pro-am obligation in its entirety will still be ruled ineligible for the tournament unless he has been excused in accordance with the provisions of the regulations.

Kudos to the PGA for recognizing a flawed policy and amending it. It's not often that anyone fesses up to a mistake so readily, so I stand ready to applaud those who do.

[PGATour.com]