Chapter Five: Let the Opponent Write the Rules

Before thirteen, officials received a weather warning. Strong winds had formed above the quarry, and organizers recommended a suspension. Tang insisted they continue; the challenge permitted a stoppage only for lightning. The red line between Tang and his manager flared. Tang had received a wind model in advance. The real weapon was not the rules. It was unequal information. The thirteenth was a narrow 507-yard par five. Using the tailwind, Tang reached the green in two and left a six-meter eagle putt. Lu deliberately drove at a rock wall. His ball rebounded into a dry drainage channel nobody had considered. “Out of bounds!” Tang's manager shouted first.