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Don’t call it ‘cheating’ at LPGA Q-School | The Morning Listen a Podcast with Alex Miceli Ep. 2

European Tour chief referee John Paramor cautions against using the 'C' pejorative for the offenders in the recent LPGA rules incident because that label implies a deliberate act

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Don’t call it ‘cheating’ at LPGA Q-School | The Morning Listen a Podcast with Alex Miceli Ep. 2
Don’t call it ‘cheating’ at LPGA Q-School | The Morning Listen a Podcast with Alex Miceli Ep. 2 /

Christina Kim acted properly on her responsibility to protect the field in raising a rules issue in a recent LPGA tournament, but she did it in "the wrong way,” Alex Miceli says. He talks with European Tour chief referee John Paramor, who cautions not to label the infraction as “cheating.” That implies intent; this was yet another misdeed via simple ignorance of the rules, Paramor contends. Austria’s Matthias Schwab, a second-year European Tour pro, talks about the differences between U.S. college golf and the professional game. He dissects his putting troubles simply: “They don’t go in enough."

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ALEX MICELI

Alex Miceli, a journalist and radio/TV personality who has been involved in golf for 26 years, was the founder of Morning Read and eventually sold it to Buffalo Groupe. He continues to contribute writing, podcasts and videos to SI.com. In 1993, Miceli founded Golf.com, which he sold in 1999 to Quokka Sports. One year later, he founded Golf Press Association, an independent golf news service that provides golf content to news agencies, newspapers, magazines and websites. He served as the GPA’s publisher and chief executive officer. Since launching GPA, Miceli has written for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites. He started GolfWire in 2000, selling it nine years later to Turnstile Publishing Co.

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