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The Open 2018

Liverpoolphil said:
http://amp.timeinc.net/golfmonthlyu...e-160654?source=dam&__twitter_impression=true

Blimey Woods goes from barging through some kids to hitting fans with the ball 😲
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That article isn’t true, I watched it live and Joe La Cava was heard on numerous occasions asking the gallery to move back and the marshalls were asking them to move.

It was a risky shot granted but he never meant it.

Mountain out of a molehill. If it was Aphibarnrat there’d be no story.

Also the fans have a responsibility to stand in safe positions, grown men and women shouldn’t have to be told.
 
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Whilst I agree with what your saying Stu, Tiger shouldn't have been playing the shot with the crowd where they were.
He should have waited and insisted that the Marshals did their job.
To play that shot with them there was ridiculous.
 
Stuart_C said:
That article isn’t true, I watched it live and Joe La Cava was heard on numerous occasions asking the gallery to move back and the marshalls were asking them to move.

It was a risky shot granted but he never meant it.

Mountain out of a molehill. If it was Aphibarnrat there’d be no story.

Also the fans have a responsibility to stand in safe positions, grown men and women shouldn’t have to be told.
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Spot on Stu.
People just trying to stir the pot because their lives are so crap.
Its their kids I feel sorry for,let's hope they achieve nothing in there own lives.
Social media is full of hate towards people who have actually achieved something,knocked down by haters who have achieved sod all.
 
Imurg said:
Whilst I agree with what your saying Stu, Tiger shouldn't have been playing the shot with the crowd where they were.
He should have waited and insisted that the Marshals did their job.
To play that shot with them there was ridiculous.
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I agree with this, as I posted on social media when I first saw it.

As soon as Tiger decided he was going to aim or take a line which brought the crowd into play with his pull hook attempt, he needed to inform the marshals of that decision.

Now if he did, or when he did, which ever is the case, the marshals should have moved the ropes back to a safer line. Just asking them to move back and a few shuffle backwards then creep back forwards to the rope again like a defensive line in football without the spray, achieves nothing and put everyone at risk of a potential serious injury should the shot fail!

If the crowd didn't listen to the marshals because their instructions, if made, were not forceful enough, then Tiger, imo, should not have proceeded until it was deemed safe to do so, and it clearly wasn't!

I'd just like to say to justify my comment, my life is not crap, I've achieved a lot in my life, I don't have kids so Max (my dog) must be on the vulnerable/watch list for being brought up poorly due to my negative and borderline hateful views and opinions :whistle:
 
pokerjoke said:
Spot on Stu.
People just trying to stir the pot because their lives are so crap.
Its their kids I feel sorry for,let's hope they achieve nothing in there own lives.
Social media is full of hate towards people who have actually achieved something,knocked down by haters who have achieved sod all.
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Lazy journalism
 
Imurg said:
Whilst I agree with what your saying Stu, Tiger shouldn't have been playing the shot with the crowd where they were.
He should have waited and insisted that the Marshals did their job.
To play that shot with them there was ridiculous.
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Did you see it Live??
 
Stuart_C said:
Did you see it Live??
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No.
Only seen it on SSNews.
And I can fully believe that Marshals, Joe and Tiger were trying to get people out of the way.
The fact remains that, in tricky rough, Tiger is aiming straight at spectators.
He simply shouldn't be playing that shot until his way is clear. Ultimately, the fault lies with Tiger. He should have made sure that everyone was outside a reasonable area in which he could not the ball. The video shows him aiming straight at the crowd.......
He's the one playing the shot and he has control over when he plays it - within any timing parameters.
Boot on the other foot - would you have played that shot?
 
I dont think he should have played the shot and it was his fault ultimately but it is definitely being made a bigger deal because its Tiger Woods.
 
ademac said:
I dont think he should have played the shot and it was his fault ultimately but it is definitely being made a bigger deal because its Tiger Woods.
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Live by the sword......
If it had been Ryan Armour playing that shot then about 3 people and a pigeon would have seen it.
I thought everyone loved seeing, reading and listening about Tiger.......
 
Imurg said:
Live by the sword......
If it had been Ryan Armour playing that shot then about 3 people and a pigeon would have seen it.
I thought everyone loved seeing, reading and listening about Tiger.......
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I agree. Not a huge Tiger fan but nothing against him either.
I guess in a way the spectators were "living by the sword". All crowd round Tiger and not move when asked then you might get hit with a golf ball!
I dont think he should have played the shot but I wouldnt stand where they were stood either.
 
Imurg said:
No.
Only seen it on SSNews.
And I can fully believe that Marshals, Joe and Tiger were trying to get people out of the way.
The fact remains that, in tricky rough, Tiger is aiming straight at spectators.
He simply shouldn't be playing that shot until his way is clear. Ultimately, the fault lies with Tiger. He should have made sure that everyone was outside a reasonable area in which he could not the ball. The video shows him aiming straight at the crowd.......
He's the one playing the shot and he has control over when he plays it - within any timing parameters.
Boot on the other foot - would you have played that shot?
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Tiger is there to play golf, not manage the gallery.

99% of people who are there either play golf or have done in the past, you don’t have to be a pro to realise it’s a tough shot that could go anywhere.

Smiffy said:
Had I been standing there and seen where Tiger was aiming, I'd have moved back a bit further.
But believe it or not, I've got common sense.
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Smiffy has nailed it.
 
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bobmac said:
For those who missed it........

[video]http://www.skysports.com/golf/the-open/news/14866/11443221/the-open-errant-shot-from-tiger-woods-narrowly-misses-fans[/video]
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That doesn’t show the 2 mins before when Tiger,JLC and the Marshalls were telling the gallery to move further back .
 
Look back at the Not shouting Fore threads - I'm the first to say that spectators should shoulder more responsibility and in this situation there's no doubt that the crowd have IQs in single figures.
But, ultimately, it's the responsibility of the player to ensure his shot doesn't endanger other players or spectators. Isn't it..?
 
Saw it live, it’s 100% Tiger trolling. The result was not the trajectory he was playing for from the ball position high above his feet, it came out low and right.

The marshalls were useless.
 
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