"I think it's a stupid rule."

Scott Michaux tracks down Roberto de Vicenzo to talk about the Dustin Johnson boondoggle and you can't help but sense chaos played a role in both sad days for the game.

"I feel sorry for him because he no have help," De Vicenzo said. "I think a player have to be helped. When you are inside 3,000 people you don't know what to do, some people have to help."

This is a point that is near and dear to De Vicenzo's heart. While the circumstances of his infraction and Johnson's differ greatly, the atmospheres were similar. De Vicenzo signed an incorrect card in the hectic aftermath of a final-hole bogey at Augusta National. The scoring table back then was tucked between the gallery and the apron of the 18th green. He was still trying to digest what happened as fans stared and a club member was encouraging him to hurry to be taken to an interview area.

"We not have no protection," De Vicenzo said of the way scores were attested and signed 43 years ago. "You sign the scorecard three feet from the 18th green with people all around me. Everything is different (now)."