I'm not condoning cheating, after all this is supposed to be a gentleman's game where we self police the rules, but in the same breath many of us cannot afford to replace wedges like the pro's suggest every 3 months or so, plus the pros get their wedges for free. So if you 2yr old wedge is not stopping the ball as good as it used to, then many will revert to a groove sharpener.
Who is going to check your club is conforming to the rules?
Would you openly admit to fellow playing partners before an open competition for example that you sharpened the grooves in your wedges in the hope you made like they were when new? Would he ask? Have you ever asked?
It's quite possibly a rule that is there to make sure the manufacturers stay within tolerance, but it doesn't really amount to much in the world of the weekend club golfer.
