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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    And chances of him winning this are about as slim as it gets.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    Tiger on Guan "Rules are rules"

    Guan on Tiger "Rules are rules"

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    I LOVE THIS KID
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    I don't think Tiger should dq himself. I understand the point of trying to get an unfair advantage, but the 2 shot penalty makes up for that. The rule for signing a correct score card but having the score card become wrong after an additional review is a good rule that allows him to stay in the tournament without any asterisk needed.
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    But he clearly thought he was in the right. You think he would have described the situation in that detail if he knew he had violated the rules?

    nope but it is strange to me that he thought he was in the right
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    Wow, Faldo can't backtrack fast enough.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Tiger on Guan "Rules are rules"

    Guan on Tiger "Rules are rules"

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    I LOVE THIS KID

    nice! :lol::lol:
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    norm wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    But he clearly thought he was in the right. You think he would have described the situation in that detail if he knew he had violated the rules?

    nope but it is strange to me that he thought he was in the right

    Oh, I agree with. Like I said, he must have been thinking about where it crossed and not where it went in. Can't explain why.

    I will say. NO ONE said anything on TV, on here, on Twitter until much much later.
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    I do think that its pretty messed up that people are allowed to call in and complain about a rules infringment. If the officials on the course don't see the infringement, then there was no infringement. No other sport lets fans/not fans call in, complain, and then listen to them and affect the game.
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    FrankieG wrote:
    I do think that its pretty messed up that people are allowed to call in and complain about a rules infringment. If the officials on the course don't see the infringement, then there was no infringement. No other sport lets fans/not fans call in, complain, and then listen to them and affect the game.

    I didn't know this, but I guess it happens ALL the time.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I will say. NO ONE said anything on TV, on here, on Twitter until much much later.

    except for that asshole that called augusta :lol:

    which leads me to this thought...if this had been kevin streelman we wouldn't had ever seen the violation
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    FrankieG wrote:
    I do think that its pretty messed up that people are allowed to call in and complain about a rules infringment. If the officials on the course don't see the infringement, then there was no infringement. No other sport lets fans/not fans call in, complain, and then listen to them and affect the game.

    that's why they added/amended rule 30 a couple years back...and it's why tiger wasn't dq'ed
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    norm wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I will say. NO ONE said anything on TV, on here, on Twitter until much much later.

    except for that asshole that called augusta :lol:

    which leads me to this thought...if this had been kevin streelman we wouldn't had ever seen the violation

    :lol:

    Ha, yeah, I mean, how often do these things happen and go unnoticed? If Tiger does it, others clearly do.
  • Choccoloccotide
    Choccoloccotide A grass shack nailed to a pinewood floor Posts: 1,235
    norm wrote:
    after thinking about this and hearing all sides especially the rules committee's reasons, i don't thing he should have been dq'ed but in the best interests of the game, tiger should have withdrawn...as a professional, he should know the rules re: where to play your penalty shot from a yellow staked water hazard


    Exactly.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    Walk about a lip out
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    How excited are we for musicismylife's comments on this situation? I am pretty sure we will hear that he burned Augusta to the ground, ruined the game of golf forever and killed 37 babies.

    Or perhaps he made the mistake because he was thinking about his kids and not the situation at hand?

    Or perhaps he did it on purpose because golf just isn't important to him anymore?
  • Choccoloccotide
    Choccoloccotide A grass shack nailed to a pinewood floor Posts: 1,235
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    norm wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I will say. NO ONE said anything on TV, on here, on Twitter until much much later.

    except for that asshole that called augusta :lol:

    which leads me to this thought...if this had been kevin streelman we wouldn't had ever seen the violation

    :lol:

    Ha, yeah, I mean, how often do these things happen and go unnoticed? If Tiger does it, others clearly do.

    I'm sure your right that these things do go unnoticed all the time, but are we still supposed to give a pass when the illegal act does get noticed. Baseball analogy: we all know that pitchers get away all the time with doctoring the ball, or that some players cork bats that are never caught. Are we to give them a slap on the wrist or worse yet, turn our heads just because everyone else does it and they never get caught?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    Choccoloccotide wrote:

    I'm sure your right that these things do go unnoticed all the time, but are we still supposed to give a pass when the illegal act does get noticed. Baseball analogy: we all know that pitchers get away all the time with doctoring the ball, or that some players cork bats that are never caught. Are we to give them a slap on the wrist or worse yet, turn our heads just because everyone else does it and they never get caught?

    No, but if MLB didn't slap a suspension on the player for the corked bat or doctored ball, they sure as hell aren't going to suspend them self.

    They made a ruling and said it was fine, his words then got him a 2 stroke penalty. It's fair to say you think he should have been dq'ed. I thought he was going to be and said so here.

    Faldo has done a 360 on this situation
  • Choccoloccotide
    Choccoloccotide A grass shack nailed to a pinewood floor Posts: 1,235
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Choccoloccotide wrote:

    I'm sure your right that these things do go unnoticed all the time, but are we still supposed to give a pass when the illegal act does get noticed. Baseball analogy: we all know that pitchers get away all the time with doctoring the ball, or that some players cork bats that are never caught. Are we to give them a slap on the wrist or worse yet, turn our heads just because everyone else does it and they never get caught?

    No, but if MLB didn't slap a suspension on the player for the corked bat or doctored ball, they sure as hell aren't going to suspend them self.

    They made a ruling and said it was fine, his words then got him a 2 stroke penalty. It's fair to say you think he should have been dq'ed. I thought he was going to be and said so here.

    Faldo has done a 360 on this situation

    I get what your saying. Did you ever watch The legend of Bagger Vance? The scene at the end where Matt Damon penalizes himself b/c he saw the ball move 1/4 inch. He still tied Bobby Jones and Walter Hagan but could have won nonetheless. That's how I see the game of golf.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    :lol::lol:

    tiger apologists ... hahaha ... i am pretty sure if this was sergio - i wouldn't be reading the same comments ...
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    I don't play golf ... but i've always underwood that they are suppose to report themselves for rule violations ... I guess its a gentlemen's thing.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon

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