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Michael Weston

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Cheating is wrong but is trial by social media equally problematic | History Defined

A golf ball in the cup with an inset of a glove dropping a ball indicating cheating.

I can’t work out what’s making me feel more uncomfortable: the golfer who’s been caught faking a hole-in-one, or the noise that’s followed on social media to the point that the offender sounds as though he’s seriously considering upping sticks and changing his name.

Zach Holland has, no question, had a nightmare. A quick recap: he drove to his golf course nice and early and popped a golf ball in the hole, then rushed ahead to take his tee shot on the par-3 4th in the competition so he could speak on the phone with his sick grandmother (especially low, that). Conveniently, the ball ended up in the cup, even though no one was there to see it.

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