Tiger Woods has been assessed a two-stroke penalty for his drop on the 15th hole during Friday’s second round at Augusta National. Despite the ruling, there is a strong debate as to whether Woods should have been disqualified and if he should withdraw himself from the Masters.
If you think tiger should be dq’d your not wrong, if you think 2 shot penalty is enough your not wrong. Not sure the right answer.
— Hunter Mahan (@HunterMahan) April 13, 2013
Tiger Woods could finish his image rehabilitation quite easily today by voluntarily withdrawing #masters
— Tim Dahlberg (@timdahlberg) April 13, 2013
Take the fact that it was Tiger out of the equation and it is a fair ruling. Since it is him the debate begins about TV ratings etc etc.
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) April 13, 2013
In essence, Tiger Woods makes an 8 on a hole that he hit the flagstick on his third shot.
— Gene Wojciechowski (@GenoEspn) April 13, 2013
In golf, we call penalties on ourselves. Tiger got confused and already admitted to taking what turned out to be a bad drop. He should WD.
— Rick Reilly (@ReillyRick) April 13, 2013
Every other golfer would’ve been DQ’d, but it’s Tiger Woods & the ratings this weekend would’ve been terrible without Tiger in the field.
— Marcus Freeman Golf (@GolfFreeman) April 13, 2013
Faldo and Chamblee on the Golf Channel. They r the ones making sense here. This will be a career disaster if Tiger does not DQ himself.
— John Dennis (@JohnDennisWEEI) April 13, 2013
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— Alex Miceli (@alexmiceli) April 13, 2013
Tiger Woods should DQ himself and Julio Lugo should have called himself out when Jerry Meals called him safe against the Pirates.
— Tyler Merigliano(@Reds03) April 13, 2013
“@bobmackowycz: So, let’s say Tiger does win. Does it get an asterisk?” No question Bobby.
— Jeff O’Neill (@odognine2) April 13, 2013
Tiger not DQ’d, which is fair for him in terms of what he did, but not fair in terms of other golfers. Nobody else would’ve got that ruling
— James Brydon (@James_Brydon) April 13, 2013
“Rules are rules.” — Tiger Woods, yesterday, on the 14-year-old kid
— Rick Reilly (@ReillyRick) April 13, 2013
Golf should create a rule that prevents the outcome of a tournament being decided by viewer calling in. No one likes tattle tales.
— Jeff MacDonald (@JWGMacDonald) April 13, 2013
I think that’s the smart call BTW. It’s an entertainment business. Penalize Tiger, but don’t penalize the fans. #Masters
— Steve Maich (@stevemaich) April 13, 2013
That said, if that’s the penalty for Tiger, obviously it should be the same for everybody in same situation. And I’m not sure it would be.
— Steve Maich (@stevemaich) April 13, 2013
Fred Couples in summary: “This is the greatest ruling in the history of golf. It’s a good thing.”
— John Grigg (@John_Grigg) April 13, 2013