Tiger Woods Misses Cut After Two Fans Help Earn Him a Two-Stroke Penalty

All, Golf, Tiger Woods Stephen Douglas January 18th. 2013, 11:00am

Tiger Woods missed the fairway on 5th hole at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship today. As you can see, these were not ideal golf conditions. So Tiger invited another golfer – Martin Kaymer – to come inspect the lie. Tiger thought the ball was embedded and deserved a drop. Kaymer concurred.

So Tiger took his drop, hit the ball back into more golf-able conditions and continued on with his round. At the 11th hole, course officials informed Tiger that he had committed a rules violation. As you can see, Tiger’s shot after the drop on the 5th kicked up quite a bit of dirty / dusty particulates. Well, a couple fans approached officials and ratted on Tiger, saying he shouldn’t have been allowed a drop because the area was “sandy.” Tiger was assessed a two-stroke penalty which dropped his score from +1 to +3, causing him to miss the cut.

Tiger didn’t say much about the ruling after the round, but he did leave officials with this, per Guyism:

“No, that’s why I called Martin over, to make sure we thought it was embedded. So I had a player come over and verify it and um, evidently I broke a rule.”

If you’re keeping track at home, this week, Tiger is NOT back. Got that? Tiger Woods is NOT back.

[Golf Channel, Getty]

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51 Responses to “Tiger Woods Misses Cut After Two Fans Help Earn Him a Two-Stroke Penalty”

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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Rory missed the cut, too.
Mickelson is presumably dead.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Snitches get stitches. But seriously, I’m just happy Elin may be back in our lives.
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tommyp Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:05 AM
I don’t get this…why can fans go over and complain to officials about a rules infraction committed by a player but the player can not ask officials for advice prior to said infraction?
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arkbadger Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Mickelson is presumably dead.
not playing in this tournament, he’s playing the Humana, presumably out trolling for chicks with Bill Clinton.
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arkbadger Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:11 AM
I don’t get this…why can fans go over and complain to officials about a rules infraction committed by a player but the player can not ask officials for advice prior to said infraction?
from what I read about it, apparently the rules are pretty clear about a ball being embedded in a sandy area as opposed to a mowed area.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:12 AM
Would love to see this in other sports, where a fan can call rules violations in real time. Wouldn’t need instant replay…
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ms621 Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:12 AM
Mickelson is presumably dead.
His wife got tired of his breasts hitting her in the face during sex and so she smothered him with a down pillow.
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ms621 Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:12 AM
Or what ark said…could be either.
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scripty Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
I don’t get this…why can fans go over and complain to officials about a rules infraction committed by a player but the player can not ask officials for advice prior to said infraction?
they try to be absolute about the rules so this shit happens but very sketchy; he’s laughing anyway, got an appearance fee and dont have to play the weekend. I’m not a huge Tiger fan but would give him the ruling question 100 percent of the time.
It’s in the middle east – of course it’s fucking sandy!
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dikembemutomballs Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
presumably out trolling for chicks with Bill Clinton.
Or keeping Clinton away from his.
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tommyp Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:14 AM
from what I read about it, apparently the rules are pretty clear about a ball being embedded in a sandy area as opposed to a mowed area.
That area neither looks sandy nor mowed.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:14 AM
His wife got tired of his breasts hitting her in the face during sex and so she smothered him with a down pillow.
She was just jealous he has tits
/cancer jokes aren’t funny
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Roethlishotdog Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Tiger, saying he shouldn’t have been allowed a drop because the area was “sandy.”
They’re in fucking Abu Dhabi – I’d say the entire fucking area is “sandy”.
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dikembemutomballs Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:15 AM
about a ball being embedded in a sandy area as opposed to a mowed area.
If anyone knows if the bush has been mowed or not it’s Tiger. Only guy who could’ve had a better eye was Wilt and he ain’t talking….
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rittyrich Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Tiger got like $3 million to play in this tourney. Don’t think he was too concerned about it.
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Nada Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
You know that Tiger-Rory TV commericial is a hoax, right? Two of them didn’t even film it together!
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rittyrich Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Tiger got like $3 million to play in this tourney. Don’t think he was too concerned about it.
… which means some sponsor was super pissed at that fan and official.
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Nada Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
It’s in the middle east – of course it’s fucking sandy!
That’s geology-ist.
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otis sistrunk Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:21 AM
… which means some sponsor was super pissed at that fan and official.
no buy one get one hsbc coupons for those fans!
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Nada Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:21 AM
That area neither looks sandy nor mowed.
Had this thought the last Paulina Gretzky post.
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gerwood Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:27 AM
he could have called in a rules official before he hit the shot to ask about the rule but chose not to do so.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
/cancer jokes aren’t funny
I support cancer.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
he could have called in a rules official before he hit the shot to ask about the rule but chose not to do so.
Yep, he called his scorekeeper.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
That’s geology-ist.
Well played.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:31 AM
I have some advice for Tiger … hit it straighter; the rules are much clearer.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:35 AM
She was just jealous he has tits
That’s not funny. You’re not funny.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:36 AM
As bad as pro misses are nowadays even with the equipment, i’d love to see them play with old persimmon drivers – they’d be 90 degrees off the tee. They should do one tourney a year like that. Old drivers and balls, play them from the tips.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:38 AM
They should do one tourney a year like that. Old drivers and balls, play them from the tips.
I could really get behind this.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Old drivers and balls, play them from the tips.
Not very realistic for some courses. Probably play them 6700 yards.
Every once in a while I break out this set my dad had in the basement, of these Jack Nicklaus clubs with wooden-head woods, and cast blade irons. Those woods are fucking impossible to hit with. I basically just take a baseball swing as hard as I can and am lucky to consistently hit it 200-220.
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sctrojans Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
Couple things. I have no idea why Tiger didn’t consult an official. Also, why would he get a drop for the ball embedding in that shit? It’s not wet, so not a plug. Seems to me he should’ve taken an unplayable. Apparently there are some strange rules for strange UAE conditions.
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sctrojans Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
hit it straighter; the rules are much clearer.
Someone I was playing with told me “there are no bad lies in the fairway” when I had a lie issue/discrepancy once. Thanks, bud. Needless to say, I wanted to hit him with my five iron.
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scripty Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
These guys would shatter the facing and the wrapping at the hosel on some of these clubs with their current swings (speeds). You’d also have to be fair and tone down the green speed. Some of these courses are tricked up as much as the clubs. The green complexes, etc.
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NinoBrown Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:48 AM
You know that Tiger-Rory TV commericial is a hoax, right? Two of them didn’t even film it together!
manti’d
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sctrojans Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:49 AM
You’d also have to be fair and tone down the green speed.
The fast greens are probably my favorite part of the modern game. Always enjoyable to see pros struggle and whine about slow greens in Britain too.
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NinoBrown Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:52 AM
Listening and laughing at Rick Reilly on The Herd right now. He said he had a “man to man” relationship with Armstrong
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scripty Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:53 AM
I dont mind the fast greens, I’m just saying if you had a tournament and made them use old equipment and old golf balls. The absurdity of some of the green complexes and such.
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sctrojans Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
He said he had a “man to man” relationship with Armstrong
The only way I’d laugh at something Reilly said was if he pronounced it like Raftery…”mantoman”
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
You’d also have to be fair and tone down the green speed. Some of these courses are tricked up as much as the clubs. The green complexes, etc.
meh. While I don’t disagree with you, the degree to which this is true is exaggerated somewhat by the players and analysts to downplay the clear equipment advantages gained.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:00 PM
These guys would shatter the facing and the wrapping at the hosel on some of these clubs with their current swings (speeds).
And I’m not really sure if I believe this.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Rick Reilly
The absolute example of over-inflated windbag.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Some of these courses are tricked up as much as the clubs.
Courses really started getting tricked-up in response to the technology that rendered many of them obsolete (we’ll probably see that at Merion). Green complexes started getting ridiculous in response to nearly every hole being driver-wedge. There has to be some penalty for a bad shot.
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scripty Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
I agree with all of that. I was just simply stating if you wanted to assess the players’ skill with old equipment, give them a fair envirionment to exercise their skill. Otherwise by having them play a modern course with old clubs, it would more of an exercise in punishment than actual evaluation.
I completely agree some of the modern architecture is a response to the clubs. The players are just using what’s out there though and becoming more skilled. Fault is on the governing bodies not the players.
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scripty Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:17 PM
And I’m not really sure if I believe this.
I’ve seen it. Swing speeds are much more faster. The more modest sweet spot would necessitate more control but there is no way a club would last if you let Tiger, Rory and whomever take a 200 ball practice session with a persimmon driver. Thing would be shot in a week. If not sooner.
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Nada Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
All I know is, when I downgraded from a Big Bertha-type oversized driver to an old-school Cleveland driver, I lost 40 yards off my drive.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:22 PM
It’ll be interesting to see what the R&A and PGA do. It seems they’re going to have to go the bifurcation route. There’s simply no room to make courses 8000 yards.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
The more modest sweet spot would necessitate more control
… which is part of my original point: hit it straighter.
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sctrojans Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Drivers should be limited to 425 cc IMO. 460 is outrageous. The sweet spot is like a baseball bat
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Drivers should be limited to 425 cc IMO. 460 is outrageous. The sweet spot is like a baseball bat
I’d say for the pros, 280-300cc is plenty, especially if you don’t deaden the ball.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:28 PM
*USGA, not PGA
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
Heck, anything that’ll have PGA pros (other than corey pavin) have to hit a 5 iron into a par 4 again.
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squawkbox Says:
January 18th, 2013 at 1:35 PM
47-50 – agreed.
I don’t enjoy the “I’m gonnna uncontrollably wail at this rubber ball as hard as I can. Even if it lands in some other fairway, I know I’m hitting no worse than 8i to the hole.”
A little finesse on the tee would be a welcome site.