re: Jimmy Walker admits to “backstopping” (not marking balls on the green)

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I thought this was only done during chipping? And how often do the balls touch? It can't really be that much of an advantage right?

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Right, with the hundreds of shots around the green during a professional event, you see very few balls even hit ball markers, which I would imagine are there instead of the actual ball 80% of the time. It's almost like it's more of a respect thing than actual assistance.