I like the proper rules enforced, the ones that speak to the essence of the game. The scorecard rule did, at one time, speak to the essence of the game. It dates to a day when even in competitve golf, the players were unseen by other human eyes for much of a round. It was a totally proper rule then. It’s a bureaucratic irrelevancy now. A four stroke penalty, for what was an almost perfect shot, is damned severe and I think appropriate. Total DQ is absurd. You must be a government bureaucrat, or just a Tiger hater.
No, the rule dated to a time when gentlemen played the game, and held themselves to strict standards. In a society where cheating is endemic, I can understand why the rule would be considered to be outdated, as are most traditional standards of morality.