karen lotz;1424636 wrote:Masters statement says they approved the drop after the round before be signed his card, then a TV viewer called in saying it was incorrect. Not sure he can be DQ'd when the score was approved prior to a weekend warrior calling in.

He misinterpreted the rule.

New TV rule is meant for situation such as when ball moves and player doesn't see it. Player ignorance toward rules does not apply here.

IggyPride00;1424642 wrote:David Duval just tweeted that Tiger should Withdraw. That he took that drop to gain an unfair advantage as he admitted in his press conference as his reason for going 2 yards back from the original shot.

IggyPride00;1424642 wrote:David Duval just tweeted that Tiger should Withdraw. That he took that drop to gain an unfair advantage as he admitted in his press conference as his reason for going 2 yards back from the original shot.

IggyPride00;1424641 wrote:Ignorance of the rule they are saying is not an excuse is the point I keep hearing hammered home.

Some of the players on TGC were saying the era of DQ's is now over, and we may never see another DQ if Tiger is allowed to continue playing just because he said he didn't know the rule. Can't any player from here on out just plead ignorance and use the Tiger example as precedent for why they should be allowed to stay in a tournament?

I am surprised at the level of support there is among the ex-players for Tiger to withdraw himself as basically that is what everyone outside Notah Begay (Tiger's good friend) has been calling for.

IggyPride00;1424641 wrote:Ignorance of the rule they are saying is not an excuse is the point I keep hearing hammered home.

Some of the players on TGC were saying the era of DQ's is now over, and we may never see another DQ if Tiger is allowed to continue playing just because he said he didn't know the rule. Can't any player from here on out just plead ignorance and use the Tiger example as precedent for why they should be allowed to stay in a tournament?

I am surprised at the level of support there is among the ex-players for Tiger to withdraw himself as basically that is what everyone outside Notah Begay (Tiger's good friend) has been calling for.

Laley23;1424651 wrote:Rick Reily is saying that officilas DID tell Tiger they reviewed the drop and said it was legal before he signed.

The argument seriously shouldnt be about whether he should WD or be DQ'd. If that is true, the argument should be if he should even have to have a penalty assessed to him lol.

ironman02;1424652 wrote:It's all about his interview now though. He admitted that he played from further back, so he's screwed. If he wouldn't have said that, he would be fine. He clearly didn't realize that it was an issue or he wouldn't have said that. This is so crazy.

wildcats20;1424653 wrote:Exactly. He was told the drop was legal.

Also Brandle is a ****ing clown.

ironman02;1424652 wrote:It's all about his interview now though. He admitted that he played from further back, so he's screwed. If he wouldn't have said that, he would be fine. He clearly didn't realize that it was an issue or he wouldn't have said that. This is so crazy.

Laley23;1424655 wrote:Oh I get that.

Im saying that playing from further back results in a 1 stroke (or is it 2??) penalty. If the officials had told him that before he signed, instead of saying it was ok, he takes the penalty then and we have ZERO issues. Because the officials gave him a horrible ruling/advice/whatever Tiger signed. It seems appropriate to me to just asses the penalty he would have had before signing and call it a day. Using the TV loophole was a good way to go about that, since it technically fits in this scenario anyway.

IggyPride00;1424661 wrote:That recent panel made a good point about Tiger looking better if he were to withdraw right now than if he were to come back and win the tournatment with this cloud hanging over him.

The "Tiger is a cheater" (pun intended) meme is flying around Twitter already and only figures to get worse.

mhs95_06;1424664 wrote:If there was a mistake, it was the rules people who reviewed it before the round was completed should have reaized that as meticulous and exacting as Tiger is, that the 2 yds must have been intentional and important to Tiger, and ruled it a violation of the rules in the first place.