Tiger to be DQ'd?

i wonder would this have come to light had he bladed the pitch (unlikely) or airmailed the green. it was down to his pin point approach that highlighed what he had done.


goddam talent getting him in trouble! lol
 
gmc40 said:
That rule is to deal with cases of 'trial by TV'. Therefore completely irrelevant in this case.
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I have to disagree with this. It was a TV interview where he stated he'd dropped the ball 2 yards back. If it were not for the TV or media he might not have made this statement, his card would have stood and nobody would be making a fuss.

If you were playing in a comp and dropped your ball as he did would you feel it fair to be DQ'd? A two shot penalty is more than adequate and having seen the shot he played AFTER the drop to avoid carding a huge score on that hole he deserves some credit for keeping his composure after some poor luck.

This would be my feeling if this was ANY golfer. I am pretty ambivalent towards Tiger, I neither love nor hate him. I'd have thought it pretty poor for any professional golfer for being DQ'd for that, he dropped the ball further away so to my mind gained no advantage.
 
murphthemog said:
Apparently the powers that be brought out a rule to cover this, after an infringement by Harrington? Last year. Tiger has fallen foul of it, and been pinged. He has taken the penalty. Move on, nothing to see here.
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The rule change to which you refer was intended to cover situations where the player could not be expected to be aware that he had broken a rule e,g, a ball moving marginally,

In Tiger's case this would not appear to apply as, by his own admission and to his advantage, he did not drop the ball in the correct place. It was to his advantage as he chose the spot to ensure that he did not repeat his earlier error of overpitching.

Ignorance of the rule is no defence for you, me or the World No:1.
 
North Mimms said:
Tiger said in his interview that he dropped 2 yards further back
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only going by the video is saw ........ so just wondering then the committe reviewed it & decided against DQ..

Are they cheating or deliberatly breaking rules surely Tigers fate was in their hands not his own at this stage , they feel it fell under the new regulation of 2 shot penalty , should that not be enough ?
 
Matty said:
I have to disagree with this. It was a TV interview where he stated he'd dropped the ball 2 yards back. If it were not for the TV or media he might not have made this statement, his card would have stood and nobody would be making a fuss.

If you were playing in a comp and dropped your ball as he did would you feel it fair to be DQ'd? A two shot penalty is more than adequate and having seen the shot he played AFTER the drop to avoid carding a huge score on that hole he deserves some credit for keeping his composure after some poor luck.

This would be my feeling if this was ANY golfer. I am pretty ambivalent towards Tiger, I neither love nor hate him. I'd have thought it pretty poor for any professional golfer for being DQ'd for that, he dropped the ball further away so to my mind gained no advantage.
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That's not right because in the committee's statement they clearly state that decisions were being made PRIOR to Tiger finishing his round!
 
It's not first Masters rules controversy for Tiger either, In Round 1 in 2005, no penalty after question over putting stance at 14th hole.
Went on to win the play-off.
 
question -
When he hit the flag, went into the water then dropped his ball how many jumped off the sofa saying he has dropped in the wrong place? how many saw the replay (that was shown several times) and said penalty for Mr Woods incorrect drop? the interview was picked up on then broadcast over this wonderful thing called the internet. If that isnt trial by tv/technology then I am hung like John Holmes!
 
murphthemog said:
The rule is for people signing for a wrong score. Tv is not mentioned in the rule.
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But applies in cases were the player was not aware. In this case Woods was aware of what he had done, he was just ignorant of the relevant rule. Totally different scenario.
 
DAVEYBOY said:
I'm not disputing the rule break, yes he did and should be punished buttt... It wasn't deliberate and he put pen to paper not knowing he had broke a rule so the situation has been dealt with well within the rules and he deserves to be on course today.
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Blimey, Daveyboy! You put your whole house on him or something?? :lol:;)
 
Why does the word "advantage" always get used......
Whether he gained an advantage or not is irrelevent.
If dropping in the wrong place actually puts you at a disadvantage you still break the rule...
 
They have just been talking about this on the golf channel live,John Cook, Olin Browne and Brad faxon all agreed that Tiger should "slam he's trunk" and get out of there.They also agreed that should he win he's credibility would take a serious knock.
 
DAVEYBOY said:
Why when the rules state if he didn't deliberately sign for the wrong score then he didn't do anything wrong and the 2 shot penalty is his punishment.
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For the record I don't do forum 'hate'... Can't get my head around the concept of hating someone I don't personally know...

However I do measure those in the 'spotlight' by how they conduct themselves and to be blunt Tiger doesn't measure up very well in his sporting 'life' or [indeed] his personal 'life'...

Now [in my opinion] he has a chance to re-set the balance...

I believe [like many others] anyone else other than Tiger it would be a DQ end of story... So why should it be any different just because it is Tiger? As has already been pointed out... It stinks!
 
I’d like to see the fans make some form of protest today but of course the puppets, sorry patrons, are so under the thumb of Augusta that not a sound will be heard.

I’ve always had concerns about the Masters as a Major due to its “qualification” policy but right now it just seems like a tin-pot tourney to me.
 
Crow said:
I’d like to see the fans make some form of protest today but of course the puppets, sorry patrons, are so under the thumb of Augusta that not a sound will be heard.

I’ve always had concerns about the Masters as a Major due to its “qualification” policy but right now it just seems like a tin-pot tourney to me.
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Yes because shouting abuse and making a player feel uncomfortable is well within lines of this so called gentlemans sport isn't it.
 
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