Under the rules, he could use the drop zone, he could take a drop along a line where the ball last entered the hazard or he could drop as near as possible to his previous shot. As near as possible are the key words here.
Tiger mentioned in his post-round interview that he took his drop two yards behind his previous divot. Video review shows that the drop was clearly two to three feet behind the previous spot. Is that as near as possible? Did that create an unfair advantage for Woods? Yesterday afternoon, the Rules Committee was made aware of a possible rules violation that involved a drop by Tiger Woods on the 15th hole.
In preparation for his fifth shot, the player dropped his ball in close proximity where he played his third shot in apparent conformance with Rule 26a. After being prompted by a television viewer , the Rules Committee reviewed a video of the shot while he as playing the 18th hole. At that moment and based on that evidence, the Committee determined he had complied with the Rules. After he signed his scorecard, and in a television interview subsequent to the round, the player stated that he played further from the point than where he had played his third shot.
Such action would constitute playing from the wrong place. Since the ball entered the water well left of Woods' position from the fairway, Woods did not choose this option — which would have allowed him to drop on a straight line as far back as he wanted.
The question appeared to be whether Woods droped the ball as near as possible to his original spot. The ruling said no. After the round, Woods said: "I went back to where I played it from, but I went 2yards further back and I took, tried to take two yards off the shot of what I felt I hit. Woods also had an issue with an improper drop earlier this year at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, where a two-stroke penalty caused him to miss the cut.
Woods mistakenly thought he could take relief from an imbedded lie on the fifth hole, and had even sought fellow player Martin Kaymer to ask his opinion. Kaymer agreed, so Woods took a drop. But later a rules official determined that it was a sandy area, meaning Woods was not entitled to a drop; he should have played it or taken an unplayable lie, a one-stroke penalty. Woods did not challenge the ruling afterward and the two-shot penalty was added to his score, meaning he went from one stroke inside the cut to missing by one stroke.
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UConn Huskies. Cowboys' Gregory calf to IR, out next 3 games. Dallas Cowboys. Berhalter: U. Ducks' Murray out, to seek help for alcohol abuse. Anaheim Ducks. Baltimore Ravens. Miami Dolphins. Even if the officials ultimately got it right, there is no way that they should be allowed to change things retroactively. If they already decided that the drop was fine, Woods' comments should be impermissible.
Media time is meant for the golfers to speak freely and honestly, but nobody is going to do that now that such an abominable precedent has been set. Woods released a statement on Twitter following the announcement of the decision and he didn't take any cheap shots at the officials. Woods claimed that he didn't know he made an incorrect drop, so it can be argued that he should be more aware of the rules, but he did support the penalty despite the roundabout route officials took in order to reach it.
Subsequently, I met with the Masters Committee Saturday morning.. Their initial determination After discussing the situation It's no secret that golf is somewhat archaic in nature, and that is part of its charm. At the same time, golf needs to evolve and handle these types of situations far more effectively. Essentially acting like the FBI and using Woods' own words against him after already making a ruling is an absolute joke.
Things are left open to interpretation far too much in golf, and that needs to change. There should be officials assigned to each hole who watch everything that happens throughout the day. When an infraction occurs, they should be forced to inform the players immediately. It's laughable to expect golfers to account for their own transgressions, especially if they don't know every rule in the book.
Football players don't call penalties on themselves, and golfers shouldn't have to, either. Most fans probably have no issue with golf officials enforcing the rules, but there needs to be more transparency, and this Woods debacle magnified that fact.
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