What separates golf from many other sports is its extreme emphasis on sportsmanship.
It’s a game built on integrity and respect, where players call rulings on themselves and are expected to hold themselves to the highest standard in the spirit of competition. But this foundation is a house of cards, and when it falls, it sends the sport into chaos.
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We saw it at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where Bryson DeChambeau spent hours arguing with rules officials about a two-stroke penalty on the second day. We have become so accustomed to players simply accepting penalties without argument that this fiasco was jarring.
At the…
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