The game of golf does not have referees constantly looking over the shoulder of players. It works more so on a honor system. What comes with this "honor system" is many ways to get slight advantages on your opponents. So how exactly are PGA Tour players slightly cheating while they are being watched by thousands of eyes whether it be on TV or the home crowd of fans at the course. First, Some players notoriously mark their ball illegally. They'll turn a 23 inch putt into a 20 inch putt which doesn't sound like a big deal but it's huge psychologically. Another way players are getting an illegal advantage is when a player is in the rough he might tamp the grass behind the ball down with a 3 wood and then hit an iron out. This is illegal but most of the time it's unnoticeable and it happens all the time.
Professional golfers are not only playing for hundreds of thousands of dollars and sometimes even millions but they're playing for their livelihood as well. So is getting an unfair advantage ethically wrong. Of course it is! By taking advantage of the lack of official supervision these players may potentially be taking thousands of dollars from players who are actually playing fairly.
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