He called a penalty on himself

I did want to mention one more thing. In a tournament this past weekend, Sean had a ball move on him after addressing it for a green side chip, and replaced it with a one stroke penalty. I wasn't out there watching him, and from the sounds of it neither of the players in his group saw it either.

I had told him some time earlier that the first time I hear he did something like that would be a proud day, indeed. That no shot was more important than preserving his integrity and that of the competition.

What was remarkable is how little fanfare was involved. He mentioned it as if in passing, and I congratulated him, but really didn't make a big deal out of it either.

Still, it was early in the 2nd round, which he started only 3 shots off the lead. For all he knew at the time, it might have cost him a win. As it turned out, he finished 3rd, 6 strokes off the lead.