Cheating permeates all sectors, not just sports. Politics is dominated by scandal and lying. Take former President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky and subsequent impeachment trial in the Senate.
But golf has always been a little different.
"Golf has a tradition of honor and self-policing," Hack said about the sport's longstanding policy.
The great golf legend Bobby Jones once said about the honor code: "You may as well praise a man for not robbing a bank."
Hayes also refuses to place blame on his caddy, who mistakenly gave him the prototype ball from his golf bag. He considers it a personal oversight.
J.P. Hayes paid a price for turning himself in; he lost a chance to qualify for the 2009 PGA Pro-Tour. But even though he no longer can compete, he has no regrets.
"I am proud in that situation that I reacted how I should of," he said.
J.P. Hayes's decision to turn himself in is a small setback for the golfer and an unusual victory for virtues like honesty and integrity.
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