I examined an article dealing with legendary golfer Jim Furyk who ranks 6th in the world and how he was disqualified from a tournament at the Ridgewood Country Club. The reason for disqualification - his cellphone!! Thats right, his cell phone was supposed to awake him in the early hours of the morning but sometime during the night - his phone battery died which resulted in him sleeping in. Apparently, Furyk's caddie called him but got no answer due to the dead battery. Jim finally woke up at 7:23 a.m. and hurried as quick as he could in order to make his 7:30 tee time but by the time he arrived - it was too late. He, in a professional manner, handled the situation well although fustrated. PGA rules are strict and he was unable to continue during that specific tournament but he can, however, participate in the FedEx Cup even though he will loose his current standing.
Now personally, I was saddened by this. I feel soo bad for Jim Furyk because he played his heart out all year which ultimately earned him the 6th place standing. I mean, there have been times in my life where my alarm did not go off wether it was due to a power outage or my phone having low battery and I missed class or some other important event. That is like telling me that I was kicked out of the university simply because I overslept and was late to one class. This is, by far, uncalled for. PGA needs to re-examine their rules and regulations and allow more le-way. I do not understand why the caddie didn't play while Furyk was absent because usually that is how it is but who knows. I hope that the public speaks out about this which can hopefully lead to the PGA altering some of their current policy and rules. On the other hand, I applaud Jim for his professionalism in handling this and I hope he doesn't let this affect him because I want to see him at the next tournament with the number 1 ranking in the world.
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