Hello, Elle!
It won't make any difference what Rickie et al say or do.
Things like this have been going on for decades.
It is almost 40 years since Tom Watson was overheard by televiewers giving advice to Lee Trevino and penalised two shots. The officials did not know, just the folks at home, and they phoned in.
Tom still won, though!
Craig Stadler was disqualified another time for placing a towel on the ground to kneel on because he did not want to get his trousers wet on the soggy ground. Neither he nor the official knew it was not allowed (they should have) but folk phoned in and out goes Craig!
He had his revenge a few years later though.
Where he placed the towel was under a tree that prevented him standing normally and forcing him to play on his knees.
But the course a few years later decided to remove the tree and called Craig, asking him if he wanted to participate in the tree being removed.
"I sure do" replied the bold Craig, and he turned up with a chainsaw and had a great time chopping the tree down!