Nooneelseknewabouttheextra（额外的）clubinZachNash'sgolfbag．Itbelongedtoafriend，andZachforgotitwasthereasheplayedhiswaytowininajuniortournament（锦标赛）thissummerinWisconsin，US．The14-year-old

　　No one else knew about the extra （额外的） club in Zach Nash's golf bag．It belonged to a friend，and Zach forgot it was there as he played his way to win in a junior tournament （锦标赛） this summer in Wisconsin，US．

　　The 14-year-old accepted his medal，and celebrated with grandparents who had come from a long way to watch．But when he stopped by his country club to share the news，a professional player noticed something wrong．"Count your clubs，"he told the teenager．

　　Fifteen-one more than allowed．Zach's eyes filled with tears．

　　If Zach had just won a basketball or a soccer game and someone had discovered an offence （违反） after the win，it would not have mattered．

　　Bending the rules has become acceptable，if not encouraged，in many sports．It is nothing unusual for soccer players to make a turtle dive （假摔） in the hope of breaking rules．

　　Golf is different．In a win at all costs world，the game holds itself to a higher standard．

　　Golf isn't a game where referees （裁判） watch closely．In golf tournaments，dozens of competitors are spread across acres of land，so officials cannot hope to see each shot．Competitors call punishments on themselves．

　　Players feel the weight of history．Golf began at least the 15th century，but it became popular as a pastime for the wealthy who seemed to always have strict rules of behavior，even when it came to shooting at each other in rights．

　　"It was a sport for gentlemen，not laborers，and gentlemen did not care about winning．They cared about doing the right thing，"said Robert Simon，a golf coach at Hamilton College in New York．

　　Honesty became a symbol of honor．When one of the game's early stars，Bobby Jones，was praised for calling a penalty on himself at the 1925US Open．He replied，"You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank．"

　　So even the error had no effect on Zach's final score-he never used the extra club，the teenager packed up his medal a