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I'm glad Woods didn't win. If he had, I'd be wondering what the runner-up was thinking about the DQ question.
It is legal to go back as far as one wants in a direct path from the angle of where the ball entered the hazard. It could be argued that Tiger did exactly that. Jim
That cannot be seriously argued in this case because that option requires the golfer to keep the point where it entered the hazzard between the golfer and the hole. Tiger did not choose that option because it would have given him a bad angle to the pin. Instead he chose the option to replay the shot from as near as possible to where the original shot was played. Two yards back is not as near as possible to where the original shot was played. The two stroke penalty was proper under rule 26 and under the revised rule 33, the rules committee had the right to waive disqualification for signing an incorrect scorecard. I just hope the committee would have made the same decision no matter who was involved.
The rules committee initially ruled that the drop was legal. It was only after Tiger honestly noted that he dropped 2 yards back that it came into question. It sounds like Orwell's 1984 and Tiger was penalized for thought crimes. He thought that by dropping the ball two yards back would be beneficial as he could hit the same shot he did before....he still had to hit the shot. How could what was ruled a legal drop become a rule violation...are you partially married, pregnant...if it was within the rules as it was initially ruled, it doesn't matter what Tiger's reasoning was for dropping it where he did. He was man enough not to contest it and sucked it up and played on. I have no doubt that it affected his play and most likely would have won sans the incident. This is not to take away from Adam Scott who played his ass off and deserved his Green Jacket, even though I was rooting for Cabrera.It was totally wrong for Nick Faldo to say that Tiger should have DQ'd himself when Tiger played within the rules....I would feel the same no matter who the player was.Jim
Tiger lost by 4 points not 2. It's purely speculation on your part that Tiger would've gone ahead and won. If it affected his play... well that's part of the game. Lot's of incidents can affect one's play. He had his chances on the last day and he didn't hit the shots when it counted. You're demeaning Adam Scott's performance. He was clutch and hit the big shots when it mattered. Don't just give him a left handed compliment. Tiger isn't as good as he used to be. There's a number of young players now who are getting better and Tiger will no longer dominate like he did in the past.
Isn't it true that Tiger has never won a major unless he was leading into the final day?
The rules committee initially ruled that the drop was legal. It was only after Tiger honestly noted that he dropped 2 yards back that it came into question. It sounds like Orwell's 1984 and Tiger was penalized for thought crimes. He thought that by dropping the ball two yards back would be beneficial as he could hit the same shot he did before....he still had to hit the shot. How could what was ruled a legal drop become a rule violation...are you partially married, pregnant...if it was within the rules as it was initially ruled, it doesn't matter what Tiger's reasoning was for dropping it where he did. Jim
Well, at least there's two of us who understand this. However he played mediocre in the last round and wouldn't have won all things being equal. In fact he's been in contention and played only fairly good several times in the last few years at Augusta and other Majors. Just doesn't have that charge anymore.
Tiger is back and will win many more Majors. He is the best of my lifetime. Jim
Being a bit older I have that Nicholas fellow still in my memory. Lucky to have at least two of the finest golfers to have every played listed in my experiences. But Jack I only appreciated later in his career, my guy was Arnold Palmer and Jack was that fat kid who kept stealing Palmer's wins. Palmer never had Jack's ability to adapt his swing to the changing game and his changing body, and never equaled Jack's success, but man he was sumpin' to see when he put on a charge.
I was fortunate to see Arnie in 1960 at Cherry Hills.
Of all the great moments in his career, that was the best day and the defining moment for him. You were one very lucky young lady. That day Hogan stepped down as the reigning King of the golfing world and Arnold took the crown, and Jack Nicklaus was introduced to the golfing public. Funny, Tiger has never come from behind to win a major, and Arnold's trademark was the come from behind charge, yet in actuality, the 1960 Open was the only major he won by coming from behind at the 54 hole mark. Hit 'em straight and let 'em roll.
I was happy seeing the young Aussie win his fits green jacket and the first for Australia. He also thanked Norman afterwards which I thought was classy.
