Cheaters never prosper
Scottish banker Lindsey Smith is fighting for his professional reputation after being suspended from his golf club membership at Nairn Golf Club for allegedly cheating during a club match recently. He has taken his case to the court in Edinburgh to have the suspension overturned and the club is fighting back.
On a green, a player is allowed to lift the ball to clean it before putting, but the spot must be marked first and the ball replaced in the same position. On two separate occasions Mr. Smith apparently violated this ball marking rule. He received a letter, formally notifying him of the complaint stating that the club captain had twice before reminded him about marking his ball on the green. Smith vehemently denied the accusations, but the club committee upheld the complaint, and he was suspended for 12 months, effective from 7 March.
The ruckus resulted in such a stink of adverse publicity that the implications of how to deal with it went all the way to Sir Fred Goodwin, top dog at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Obviously his concern is with upholding the bank's reputation. Smith deals with large business clients investing large sums of money in the Inverness area. The ruling will come later from judge Lord Macphail, but it appears much damage has already been done.
It seems to me, the rules are the rules are the rules. If Smith unknowingly mismarked his ball and was instructed on the appropriate procedure, all sins might be forgiven. Repeated violations are unacceptable in tournament play and consequences can obviously be devastating. Hate to see the guy lose his job, but a banker without integrity will likely self-destruct anyway. Get the book!
noisemaker
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