SimonTheBeetle:Why don't we just let the player in question play the way he wants, getting all the tips & advice from a better player AND invite him over to a live event where he'll have no choice but play it by himself?
I think in part because match fixing is against the rules - where 2 or more players seek to disadvantage another player...
and... even last place earns a cash prize... while the disadvantage players - wins nothing for qualifying for a bracket or advancing the bracket... ONLY the finals offer prizes.
so - even if we find it humorous, he and the other players who gain an edge by helping that player along - also become bigger favorites because they potentially knocked out tougher competition.
I have no idea how WGT could take such a limited view - and suggested the word "coaching" was not against the rules - but neither was it in the rules that it was allowed.
However - you did see rules against unsportsmanlike behavior, match fixing, collusion between 2 or more players... etc.. WGT just chose to ignore every other rule that applied and appears to have given the players a pass. Looks really bad and this is now the second time I have seen direct evidence of a blatantly unfair and unjust situation in a major tournament.
Very disappointing - and at the highest level of competition - where you would think people would know better - because it has been a hot topic before, at least coaching that is and I believe WGT members agreed it was not good sportsmanship.
How people have twisted things around to justify such unsportsmanlike conduct is beyond me. If that is what it takes to make it thru an etour bracket - i will pass.