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Woods could be disqualified!
Woods could be disqualified!
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SkiWiz
The word nearly is not there to stress that you should not drop closer to the hole...that is a given. It is there to imply that a player should not gain a better position or lie or an easier shot to the green in any way. It covers more than the distance |
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There is as much chance of Tiger getting DQ'd as there is of an Aussie winning this.
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Tiger Woods facing Masters disqualification?
Tiger Woods © PA Photos By Darren Plant, Reporter Filed: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 09:20 UK Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 09:20 UK Tiger Woods could be disqualified from the Masters after potentially dropping his ball in the wrong place. The world number one saw his approach to the 15th green hit the flag and go into the water, meaning that Woods was required to drop the ball as near to his original shot as possible. However, television replays shown the 37-year-old to have dropped the ball two yards behind where the previous shot was played from, something which the American alluded to in an interview after the completion of his round. The four-time Masters winner told Sky Sports News: "I looked over the drop area, it wasn't very good. "I went back to where I was, and took two yards further back, and I tried to take two yards off what I hit it before." If he is adjudged to have dropped the ball in the wrong place, Woods would incur a two-shot penalty, which would result in the wrong score being recorded on his scorecard. Has to be disqualified. |
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this was his quote to the CBS news
"I went down to the drop area, that wasn't going to be a good spot, because obviously it's into the grain and it was a little bit wet." “So it was muddy and not a good spot to drop. So I went back to where I played it from, but I went two yards farther back and I tried to take two yards off the shot of what I felt I hit." Has to be a d'q but I still think commercial decisions will overrule golfing ones here. |
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They have no choice here, has to be a dq.
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CBS have lost all recordings of interviews it's just been announced
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Sporting Index have suspended. Expect the fixed odds firms to follow suit in due course.
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• He could have dropped the ball, keeping the point at which it last crossed the margin of the water between the hole and the spot on which the ball would be dropped. Since the ball entered the water well left of Woods' position from the fairway, it would seem he did not choose this option, which would have allowed him to drop on a straight line as far back as he wanted.
Surely he dropped it on a straight line as far back as possible(all be it 2 yards)as the first shot hit the flag? |
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4.6 very fair price now
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Ski-did Woods drop as "nearly as possible" to previous shot ??
If there was that latitude -a yard or so then people would drop to help avoid trees etc etc |
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No. He should have dropped it in line with where the ball last entered the hazard, well to the left of where he actually dropped it.
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Ski Wiz i think the point is you must attempt to drop the ball as close as possible. Tiger has stated that he
deliberately did not do this. A lot of weight goes on what the golfer says...its a question of trust |
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You have to drop as near as possible, not somewhere close by, unless you cant tell where your original shot was played from, in which case you would consult playing partners/rules officials and agree a spot. This isnt the case, he knew where he played the shot from and should be dropping as close as possible not nearer the hole. To his own admission, and video evidence, he didnt do this. There is nothing of relevance about whether he gained advantage etc. Close as possible is close as possible, not close by. Personally cant see any other choice than DQ for signing for incorrect score. Maybe they will fudge it and not DQ him, but I think that would send out a very bad message over the ethics of the Masters tournament and rules officials.
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ordinarily a player hits the ball into the water directly. So the ball "enters" the hazard at the point it crosses the water which is what we see all the time.
From what I can make out the ball entered the water in a different spot to where it crossed because it came off the flag stick. Therefore any drop had to be from the point it entered the water which was on the left off the green. With this type of drop you can take the ball further back from the point of entry. In Woods case he decided against this and instead opted to play from the original lie which means he MUST play from almost the exact spot. He cannot move the ball further back to improve his chances. His admission that he moved it a couple of yards back to improve his approach means he played from the wrong spot as it was not the original position and so he should be disqualified. I think thats correct (according to my golfing club pro buddy). |
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Especially when they've penalised a 14 year old kid for slow play.
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The officials after giving the fourteen year old a penalty stroke for slow play simply have to DQ Tiger, with the eyes of the world on them, he dropped the ball in the wrong place, anybody else would be gone.
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Well he wasn't "near" or "nearly". He has stated he deliberately moved it back a couple of yards.
No way on earth is this within the rules of golf. |
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@wok ''You have to drop as near as possible,'' - no, no, no, the rules said ''nearly''.
@wallis ''he MUST play from almost the exact spot.'' - MUST??? - no, no, no, the rules said ''nearly''. |
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The best thing for Tiger is that he is DQ...it is better for him in his carreer
There is no way looking back if he was to win and maybe go on to beat Nichluus record that he would feel right about it. It would be impressive if he stands down himself...he is innocent of any blame as it is |
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@lfc1971 - It is all about how the rules are interpreted and not about one's career.
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I think that Tiger DQing himself is quite likely. The officials may even give him the opportunity to do so. Bit like a football manager leaving a club "by mutual consent" instead of being sacked.
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oh ffs will i back him 4.6 seems tempting
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Someone had a go at Poulter and Poulter tweeted ''If you can't afford to bet don't bet. It's not my fault, you don't ask for your money back when your lottery numbers don't come in. I tried.''
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Ski wiz - "nearly" the exact spot is not 2 yards away. They have a divot mark and would place it right next to that. You cant have the exact spot because of the divot , hence why its described as nearly.
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He's blatantly said he moved it back to get a better shot at it, how on earth does he not get disqualified for doing something like that, would set a dangerous precedent if every player was allowed to move the ball where he felt like to get a better shot.
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im waiting til he gets to 1000
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Ski
I am thinking of how Tiger feels about himself as he plays in the next 20 years Nice to walk out on to a golf course without too many shadows |
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Well people must be mad to be backing Woods at 4.6 or 4.7 as currently happening, as even if he isn't DQ (and it must be evens he will) by the time he tees off he won't be much lower than possibly .2 or even longer if someone of importance at -1 or evens has moved and gone past him.
I remember a few years back Harrington got DQ in a tournament over here and that decision wasn't made until about the time the first people teed off. So as they are 5 hours behind and tucked up in bed, any decision won't be made until at least 13.00 UK time! |
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cannot see how anyone could dream of taking 4.6 with the possiblity of him being dq. hell be 3.8 or bigger if hes ok.
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There's not a sniff of this story on the front page of the BBC Golf website
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the bbc golf are always way behind
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Has to tell everyone he gave his driver to a kid on 18th.
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http://www.skysports.com/
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this masters bfast show sucks imo
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Graeme McDowell ''What message are we trying to send out to the world giving the 14 yr old kid a shot penalty today? It was a 6 hr round. Why single him out?'' - I agree with him.
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http://www1.skysports.com/masters/story/24512/8635457
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3 shots off the lead, a host of good players all in contention and facing possible DQ?
LAY. |
