A1ex
Head Pro
Whether he gets it right everytime is irrelevent. His short game will be down to small margins, meaning 2 yards back makes a big difference.
If he didn't gain an advantage or seek to, why didn't he hit it from the same distance?
Tiger to be DQ'd?
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Whether he gets it right everytime is irrelevent. His short game will be down to small margins, meaning 2 yards back makes a big difference.
If he didn't gain an advantage or seek to, why didn't he hit it from the same distance?
Those two yards are huge,Tiger measured out from the water,added two yards knowing it was a perfect distance for the wedge he has in the bag.
Midnight
Journeyman Pro
I am a Tiger fan , yet he did break the rules, whether I agree with the rule or not makes no difference in my opinion , I did not want to see him DQ but believed that in lines with the rules this is what should of happened.
Like you I think that common sense has prevailed , but the rules don't allow for that (Unless I have missed something ?)
I again believe that Augusta have bottled it on a very big decision and this could go on for ages. I will be interested to hear what Tiger says about it all.
I also will still be watching and cheering for him
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Im not 100% certain but im sure its in the interpretation of decisions which relate to professional events. Will try and find the specifics
G1BB0
Money List Winner
look I am no expert so will bow to the forums obvious expertise and experience in the matter. What I am saying is how by dropping in the vicinity albeit slightly further back from his original did he gain an advantage that warrants a dq? Sod playing with half you lot on here, the rule book would be out every 2 minutes 
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
A point made by @Graeme_McDowell: Take the fact that it was Tiger out of the equation and it is a fair ruling.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
There's no "supposedly" about it.
He broke a rule - Augusta have admitted that by giving the penalty.
pokerjoke
Money List Winner
I do believe in his own words he gained an advantage.
He said moving it back 2 yards stopped him hitting the flag again.
Ok this is a sweeping statement,but pros really are that good.
G1BB0
Money List Winner
thats the problem I think tb, cos its Tiger it takes on a whole different level
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Rule are rules mate, nothing with jumping on bandwagons at all, I said at the time his shot was fabulous to recover and I'm not a woods fan, I even commented that after his bogey on 18 that he was human after all.
Big time
Signing for a wrong score is not a stupid rule, dropping the ball in the wrong place is also not a stupid rule either. If he was gaining no advantage then we did he proceed to say in interview why he did it, of course he did it to gain advantage he just didn't realise that he was wrong to do so.
The Masters is better with him in for the weekend that's for sure but for me this Masters will be tainted for this weather Tiger wins or not.
G1BB0
Money List Winner
question then. If he goes on to win despite the 2 stroke penalty does that mean he doesnt deserve it and no one will class it as a major win then?
(I dont think he will anyway and in fact probably would hope himself he doesnt now)
(I dont think he will anyway and in fact probably would hope himself he doesnt now)
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2011/April/Rule-Change.aspx
as i say, not convinced that it should apply here but it does give them some latitude
as i say, not convinced that it should apply here but it does give them some latitude
Fader
Tour Winner
If they work on inches then he'd have made sure the first shot landed an inch shorter.
He could have gained a massive advantage by going forward 60 yards and using the drop zone but that's ok because the dumb rule allows a 60 yard gain but not allowing you 2 yards further back!
He could have gained a massive advantage by going forward 60 yards and using the drop zone but that's ok because the dumb rule allows a 60 yard gain but not allowing you 2 yards further back!
Oxfordcomma
Challenge Tour Pro
I would have thought that if we take the fact that it was Tiger out of the equation ... we get an instant DQ with no debate don't we?
Apparently this is the rule being used: http://t.co/ypNc1ARPyL but I can't see how they're stretching it to fit this scenario.
hovis
Tour Winner
he has to be DQ'd. podraig was DQ'd for signing his bloody card wrong a few years back. no question ITS THE RULES
Rules are rules mate,where would golf be without them.......look I am no expert so will bow to the forums obvious expertise and experience in the matter. What I am saying is how by dropping in the vicinity albeit slightly further back from his original did he gain an advantage that warrants a dq? Sod playing with half you lot on here, the rule book would be out every 2 minutes
I would have liked to see Tiger bag another major this weekend but after this i'm going with the field.
Fader
Tour Winner
And as I said I'm well aware of the rule but simply don't agree with it. A rule that allows him to go forwards 60 yards legally to a drop zone but not 2 yards further back is a joke. So as per my statement I don't agree with it.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
the new interpretation was brought in after the Harrington incident and it was stated that under the new rule Harrington wouldve been penalised 2 shots but not DQed
http://www.pga.com/rule-changed-spare-players-being-dqd-in-cases-trial-tv
G1BB0
Money List Winner
hence why I bow to the foums expertise in these matters.
I still think asking for him to be dq'd is a tad pants though. Anyway 2 shot penalty it is so lets move on
Go Tiger :thup:
I still think asking for him to be dq'd is a tad pants though. Anyway 2 shot penalty it is so lets move on
Go Tiger :thup:
Oh well a flag stick has cost him up to 4 shots, if he doesn't win the eventual winner will have that flag stick to thank for the helping hand. If this is what it takes to beat Tiger then that's how it is... he will have another 3 shots this year.
