Judgment Calls

[Thumb Up]To golfer Larry Nelson, who disqualified himself after the first round of the Masters last week when he discovered that his Merit clubs did not conform to the USGA rules because of decorative designs on their faces.

[Thumb Down]To Notre Dame, for dropping wrestling. The Fighting Irish won the National Catholic Championships this year and finished 36th in the NCAA tournament, but athletic director Dick Rosenthal cited lack of fan support for the decision to eliminate the program, which began in 1955.

[Thumb Down]To Major League Baseball, for the blatant commercialism of naming its new fall league the Safeway Arizona Fall League, after the sponsoring grocery chain.