Scott Verplank approached his shot in the middle of the 13th fairway at the Mercedes-Be
nz Championship like any other shot. As Verplank addressed his ball, the wind was gusting at 30 mph. The ball moved a quarter of an inch and Verplank believed the wind was the culprit. But rules official Mike Shea felt that it was Verplank's fault since he had addressed the ball and grounded his club. Verplank disagreed with Shea's ruling, and decided to play two balls on the 13th hole. "I didn’t agree with what the official was telling me at the time, so I said I’m going to play two balls," said Verplank to Dottie Pepper of The Golf Channel. Verplank made a bogey with the ball that had moved, and scored a par with the other ball. The decision was made after the completion of Verplank's round that it was his fault that the ball moved, and that he would face a one stroke penalty, adding up to a double-bogey on the 13th. Verplank finished his round at even-par overall. "The rules of golf are so subjective, at least in my opinion," said Verplank. "I don’t agree with it. I know right from wrong. I know what happened. If I felt that I did anything to make that ball move, then give me a penalty. But I honestly at the time didn’t think I did anything to make it move."
