He asked me exactly where it crossed. There is no doubt, guys. The ball crossed where he dropped. Robert Lusetich of Fox Sports said on Twitter that Miller may have been thrown off because the hole was playing 20 yards shorter than usual:.
To repeat, yardage on 14 was , not He dropped with to flag, so from the tee. That covers a 3 wood pop up hook. Maybe Miller saw he had left to the hole, assumed it was playing at , and thought there was no way Tiger's drive could have flown yards in the air before entering the hazard. But because of what happened at the Masters, the golf world which wanted Tiger to disqualify himself at Augusta is going to scrutinize every drop that he takes for the rest of his career. They determined that he had complied with the rules and no violation had occurred.
The statement also mentions that Woods said in his post-round interview that he dropped the ball two yards behind his previous start. Woods was allowed to sign his card for his one-under par 71, which would have put him tied for seventh in the field.
However, the subsequent two-stroke penalty changes his score to 73 and leaves him tied for 19th and five shots behind leader Jason Day. This is a comedy of errors and places Woods in a very uncomfortable situation. Many fans and media are calling for Woods' disqualification. The fact that the Masters only assessed a two-stroke penalty does not seem to conform to the rule of disqualification for signing an incorrect scorecard.
If Woods should continue to play and win this week, his win would be forever tarnished. He is chasing Jack Nicklaus and running out of time. The two-shot penalty was not appropriate, and Woods was sneaking by via a new rule technicality that wasn't even being properly applied in this case. Chamblee, who would go on to have a much more significant row with Tiger later in the year, was incredulous and animated :.
This is a flagrant, obvious violation. If Tiger has read the rule -- and I am sure he has by now -- it is incumbent upon him to say that he is in violation of [Rule] a and disqualify himself. Anything else, frankly, is unacceptable. Later, Chamblee, fully worked up, went even further, citing the implications that a decision by Tiger to keep playing would have on his entire career :. This is a guy that at this point knows he's in violation of a rule and he knows how much power he has in the game and he knows the right thing to do and he hasn't done it yet.
Faldo, who said Augusta's decision was "dreadful," was in step with Chamblee on the legacy discussion :. While it may have been some standard TV barking from Faldo and Chamblee, there was a lot of momentum behind the notion and for a significant stretch that Saturday morning, it was a real question as we waited for word from Tiger. Woods, however, swatted away the calls for DQ-ing himself and all plans were to play on and chase his 15th major.
Tiger is not exactly engaging on social media, but he sent a series of tweets to issue his first public statement on the matter, " accepting " the two-stroke penalty ruling. From there, the entire rest of the weekend continued to be surreal, with plenty of non-golf developments before Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera delivered their gripping playoff finish.
Some highlights coming out of it:. Starting the final 36 holes two shots worse than he expected, Woods finished the tournament a disappointing 5-under. Had his ball stuck on the green next to the hole instead of bouncing into the water, he likely would have cleaned up a birdie putt.
The four-shot swing from the water ball, and subsequent drop penalty, were the difference between his T4 finish and joining the playoff with Scott and Cabrera. The penalty and DQ drama would persist for months following that early April Saturday. Caddie Stevie Williams would say his former boss and close friend deserved to be sent home.
Jack Nicklaus would comment. Arnold Palmer would weigh in. Up until that shot hit the flagstick, Tiger was in total control of his game. His "comeback" was complete, and a Masters win seemed inevitable at the start of the week. Guan, at 14 the youngest ever player at Augusta, was given his penalty on the 17th hole after previously being warned that he was taking too long over his shots. After Woods was informed of that decision in his press conference he said: "Well, rules are rules.
It can happen. I don't know what his situation is, but it's unfortunate. Tiger Woods faces Masters investigation after 'illegal drop' claims.
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