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if you were playing in the club championship tournament finals</span><span
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the match was halved at the end of 17 holes. You had the honor and hit
your ball a modest two hundred fifty yards to the middle of the
fairway, leaving a simple six iron to the pin. Your opponent then hits
his ball, lofting it deep into the woods to the right of the fairway.
Being the golfing gentleman that you are, you help your opponent look
for his ball</span><span
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style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium',sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 20pt;">Just
before the permitted five minute search period ends, your opponent
says: "Go ahead and hit your second shot and if I don't find it in
time, I'll concede the match."</span><span
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style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium',sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 20pt;">You
hit your ball, landing it on the green, stopping about ten feet from
the pin. About the time your ball comes to rest, you hear your opponent
exclaim from deep in the woods: "I found it!". The second sound you
hear is a click, the sound of a club striking a ball and the ball comes
sailing out of the woods and lands on the green, stopping no more than
six inches from the hole.<br>
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here is the ethical dilemma:<br>
Do you pull the cheating bastard's ball out of your pocket and confront
him with it or do you keep your mouth shut.</span></p>
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