ThemainpurposeofRule14-2is to prohibit a caddie from positioning himself behind the playerwhile the player makes a stroke in order toadvisethe player on alignmentorotherwiseassisthim.
Spock, in the film, retains the traits of the archetypal Vulcan, adhering to logic with every conclusion and inference, governing his emotional impulses with stoic alignment and unwilling to break even the most minute rule.