Human, humility and hope for us all...

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions seems to be throwing up a whole manner of headlines. Having previously posted Bubba Watson's breathtakingly audacious driver off the deck shot yesterday, two more incidents have created even more headlines. The organisers must be thrilled that the golfing world is currently gripped and enthralled by the exploits of the competitors in Hawaii.

First up is Camilo Villegas' trial by television. The Columbian inadvertently flouted rule 23-1 by removing a bit of grass as his failed chipped rolled back down the slope towards him for the second time. The error reflects the fact that despite amazing prowess golfers are still prone to the occasional blip in shot making and it has stirred a heated discussion regarding how Villegas was punished. A rather excellent article here focuses on the debate. As always Ian Poulter wasn't pulling any punches tweeting "An armchair official tweeted in to get Camilo DQ, what is wrong with people have they got nothing better to do".

For me a disqualification seems a little harsh but under the interpretation of the rules the officials had little other option, it's just a shame that action wasn't taken before the card was handed in, or as Els suggests the rules are modified to address this in the future. As for the eagle-eyed and judicious viewer: a smug snitch or an upstanding bastion of the laws of the game? You decide.

After a slow start Graeme McDowell seems to be settling into the competition and though six shots off the lead I'm sure he'll be pleased with how he is getting on with his new equipment. However, the next story to catch my eye is from a player sitting just one shot behind McDowell in tied 8th. You've got to hand it to Jason Day who laughed off his duffed drive at the 13th. There is most definitely hope for us all as his failed effort travelled just 110 yards. To give the man his dues he then stepped up and hit driver again and made a brilliant recovery par. Perhaps Day had been put off by some Ashes related sledging from Rose who, possibly guiltily, congratulated the Aussie for bouncing back "I'm glad Jason Day laughed after that tee shot on 13 cos I definitely couldn't keep a straight face! :-) helluva par he made!!" If you missed it, see below and enjoy!