re: Masters Pick'em/Tournament Thread (Cutoff 1st Rd - Tomorrow, 8:20am ET

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orta like calling your own penalty when nobody around.

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Completely different thing.

Think of it this way. The Dechambeau kid tripled 18 yesterday. His second ball off the tee, deep in the trees came to rest next to a temporary obstruction. But since he knows the rules, one of his options was to be able to move it an additional 50 yards which very fortunately took him completely out of the woods away from any obstructions with a clean shot to the green. He could have made an 8 or a 9 easily without this benefit.

In golf, there are rules that penalize, but there are also rules that help you. Champions know when to take advantage of this.