Tour Confidential: Breaking down the USGA and R&A`s latest rules announcement, Rory`s `18 expectations and more
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GOLF.com conducts a weekly roundtable with writers from Sports Illustrated and GOLF Magazine. Check in every Sunday night for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors and join the conversation by tweeting us @golf_com. 1. The USGA and R&A jointly announced Monday that beginning Jan. 1 tournament officials will no longer field or consider call-ins from viewers as part of rules decisions. `The message we`re putting out to fans is, What you`ve seen, we`ve seen. Have confidence in us running the event,` said Thomas Pagel, USGA senior director of rules and amateur status. `Let the rules be handled inside the ropes between the players and officials.` Given there are countless...