11-19-2008, 02:15 PM
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Amazingly Honest - Would You Do It?
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11-19-2008, 06:10 PM
No one and I mean NO ONE would have ever known. he would have easily gotten away with it and gone on. But that is what is different about some people versus others. Something inside them that says THEY WOULD KNOW THEY CHEATED.
Now before anyone feels sorry for this guy he IS GOING to be invited to a ton of tournaments on the special passes they give out because of this story. If anything this will MAKE him more money in appearance fees and tournaments prize money. Don't cry for Hayes just yet Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | Feedback | Print Entry Posted by Jason Sobel J.P. Hayes' recent decision to disqualify himself from the second stage of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament after inadvertently playing with a nonconforming golf ball has elicited deserved applause from those who respect his honesty. The decision also has sparked debate over why such practice isn't applied to other sports. Of course, such glorification for this gesture will appear a bit overblown in golf's inner circle, where it goes without saying that this was the only proper conclusion. As Bobby Jones said after receiving commendation for issuing himself a 2-stroke penalty during a playoff in the 1925 U.S. Open, "You may as well praise a man for not robbing a bank." Hayes may have done a little more than not rob a bank, but his resolution is hardly uncommon in the golf world. In a sport governed not just by rules but also on a strict constitution called the "Rules of Golf," self-imposed penalties are frequently incurred in some of the direst of situations. Here are three other recent examples that come to mind: 
11-20-2008, 02:52 PM
Liquid Wrote:Would you be this honest? Yes. I love to win, but I prefer to win fair and square.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.
11-20-2008, 03:40 PM
Ordinary Peephole Wrote:You know I'd have to agree with you there OP. I've been in plenty of competitions over the years and I've backed out of a few to keep things honest.Liquid Wrote:Would you be this honest?
11-20-2008, 03:46 PM
I really don't see the point of cheating, any so called victory won by cheating is just a hollow, empty victory, I would rather lose fairly than win unfairly.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.
11-20-2008, 04:26 PM
I still believe it comes down to the fact that this guy was ALREADY rich. If he was living check to check it would have been different I believe. I wrote a blog post about it at http://www.politicaldisgust.com/2008/11/...d-honesty/
11-21-2008, 06:19 AM
I've been in plenty of competitions over the years and I've backed out of a few to keep things honest.
Newsflash....................those trains you pulled were not "competitions"
11-21-2008, 09:58 AM
pbfloyd Wrote:I've been in plenty of competitions over the years and I've backed out of a few to keep things honest. Hey look..... peanut butter can say something better than "wow"! Let me know when I should be upset by what you said. Latching on to insults thrown at someone else by someone else is not really all that creative. ::aww:  on't worry Peanut.... you'll get there.
11-21-2008, 10:24 AM
pbfloyd Wrote:Newsflash....................those trains you pulled were not "competitions" ::blink:: Wot?
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.
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