Football outlawed bumping receivers downfield to get more touchdowns. Hockey smooths the ice between periods.
Basketball allows sneakers so springy the writers can dunk.
But golf, by tradition, encircles the greens with sand traps and puts large trees wherever the tee shots are likely to land. Grinches rule golf. They even put big lakes on the courses, a devious scheme to collect balls to sell in the clubhouse, three for a fin. The tougher the golf course, in theory, the less luck has to do with it . In this sport, they want to penalize you.