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Vale Middle School –– What Would You Do? Teen Golfer Disqualifies Self

Notes on my thoughts,

other players. Afterward, Nash went to celebrate with one of

reactions and questions as I

read:

his mentors, Chris Wood, head club pro at Rivermoor Golf

Club. And that's where the troubles began.

Wood noticed an extra club in Nash's bag and pointed it out

to him. Apparently, a friend of Nash's had left the club at his

house, and Nash put it in his bag, not realizing it put him

one over the mandatory limit of 14 clubs. Carrying an extra

club is a two-stroke penalty per hole, but since Nash didn't

account for those extra strokes, he signed what was, in

effect, an incorrect scorecard, and thus would be

disqualified from the tournament.

And from there, there really wasn't any choice. Nash called

the Wisconsin PGA, explained what had happened, and sent

back the medal from the tournament. WPGA officials plan

to present it to the tournament's runner-up.

Now, it's easy to go and tee off -- pun very much intended --

on golf's drop-the-hammer rules, on Wood for bringing the

extra club to Nash's attention, or to Nash himself for failing

to count the club. But all that misses the point. This is a

story about honesty and doing what's right, even when

what's right makes zero logical sense. Sure, Nash could have

rationalized away keeping an extra club, but where's the

honor in that?

Congrats to Nash for standing up and doing the right thing,

no matter what the cost. And hopefully there are much

bigger medals waiting for him down the line.

Source: Busbee, J. Devil Ball Golf. Yahoo Sports Blog. Sept. 3, 2010.Available

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