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<p>Pretty classy, I’d say. It also reinforces what an incredible poor set of circumstances followed one of the best golf shots ever. Divine intervention can be cruel. Like or hate him, but one has to feel for him. That 8 on his second scorecard is such an aberration.</p>
<p>Thanks for the explanation ID.</p>
<p>I think I just heard Angle use the F-word on TV. </p>
<p>Thanks for the explanations on Tiger’s penalty. I think it is amazing viewers can call up the tournament and comment on whether a penalty is due.</p>
<p>Nice crowded leader board. I’d cross my fingers for the Aussies but I am the kiss of death, so.</p>
<p>“Pretty classy, I’d say. It also reinforces what an incredible poor set of circumstances followed one of the best golf shots ever. Divine intervention can be cruel. Like or hate him, but one has to feel for him. That 8 on his second scorecard is such an aberration.”</p>
<p>Huh? Most of the ex players have said he should have DQ’d himself. If he was indeed"pretty classy"(your words) he would have realized he could created more goodwill be disqualifying himself from all the haters than leaving himself open to riducule if he were to come back and win a “tainted” 15th major. But being classy has never been Eldrick’s style, he has always operated on his own set of rules.</p>
<p>Is it true that some TV spectator noticed the ball drop misplacement and somehow contacted the officials at Augusta? How would the be able to do that?</p>
<p>Some people are saying Tiger should have DQed himself. I don’t see why this would be true. Was his action an obvious violation of the rules such that he knew he was acting contrary to the rule? Did he benefit from having his ball in a different position than he would otherwise have had?</p>
<p>jym, a number of tv spectators called ESPN. This happens a lot with televised golf. Which is why Rule 30 something was instituted in 2012. Because, unlike instant replay in football (which is done on the field, reviewed, ruled on and not revisited again), golf allows the ruling bodies time to look, review and in Tiger’s case go back and revisit any issues.
The 2012 rule allows the governing body to have a little latitude and (post-ruling) logic, recognizing that technology now plays a big role in golf (instant replay/many camera angles/post round interviews).
I feel Tiger was appropriately penalized under the rules and glad he didn’t withdraw.
Noticed after the press conferences yesterday, that many of those calling for Tiger’s head earlier, had soften their stances (Faldo, etc.)</p>
<p>Hard to believe that his laser sharp accuracy with hitting the pin on 15 caused so much uproar.</p>
<p>Thanks, gosmom.</p>
<p>Straightshhoter, do yourself a favor, and get the facts straight. Golfers are known to make clueless comments. Woods accepted the rulings. Both the penalty and tge ruling that protects a player from the delay in imposing the penalty before signing the card. </p>
<p>I’d like to see YOUR reaction under the same conditions. Extreme bad break on a perfect shot. A spiteful caller. A quick decision by the officials, followed by a reversal based on more spiteful reports by a journalist of the player own explanation.</p>
<p>Fred repeated multiple times that Tiger was extremely fortright about the incident. Hate tge person for his human frailty all you want, but you cannot question his love and respect for the game.</p>
<p>So Lefty:</p>
<p>The greens are so easy, you are just going to fire at every pin like it’s the Greater Greensboro Open. How’s that workin’ out for you? :)</p>
<p>The greens looked brutal yesterday.</p>
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<p>Hmmmm…can we now extend the same consideration and understanding to a 17 year old girl who voiced her sarcastic displeasure with the college acceptance process via an editorial…or do we have higher expectations of her ‘class’ than we do of our sports heros? Funny whom one chooses to excuse and whom one choose to tear apart (in another thread)</p>
<p>Dietz, I am not sure why you bring that completely different theme over here, and how you can draw any kind of parallel between the “events.”</p>
<p>Gotta love golf! What other sport would have participants from 4 continents and an age range of 25 to 55 in the top four positions?</p>
<p>Did you hear the announcer refer to the 53 yr olds as old timers?!?!?!?!?! Understand, but :eek:</p>
<p>And it does not look like golf has any extraordinary physical requirements. You have to be tall to play basketball, big to play football, but in golf you can have a pot belly like the rest of us. Tiger Woods looks like a real athlete who works out and lifts weights. Angel Cabrera, on the other hand, looks like the guy in line at the club house waiting for his chili fries.</p>
<p>^lol, also Angel Cabrera is only 42!!! :eek:. He is 9 years younger than Couples but looks 10 years older than him. He dropped out of school at age 10 to play golf. He seem to me to be one of the most purely instinctual/Id-like golfers out there (not, of course, taking Tiger’s Id into account off the course :rolleyes:)</p>
<p>This Master’s tournament is boring…</p>
<p>Dstark…my husband agrees!</p>
<p>Did anyone watch the segment on speed golf yesterday?</p>