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Greetings Golfer,
Tiger Woods. Obviously the man can play golf. No one
disputes that. But he is involved in a lot of disputes.
People get pretty wound up about Tiger. The other day, a
guy posted on YouTube a recap of Tiger’s shot that went
into the water during the last round of the Players
Championship. The poster believed that Tiger took an
improper drop. The comment section went crazy! Not angry
at Woods - but angry at the YouTube poster.
Most of the angry comments were not even rational - just
ugly name calling. I have a hard time understanding that
kind of hero worship. I respect loyalty - but this is
different. This is blindly defending a person they’ve
probably never even met, and then reacting by foaming at
the mouth - maybe they need rabies shots.
Earlier in the Players Championship, while playing in a
twosome with Sergio, Tiger pulled out his club while
Sergio was in the middle of his swing - the crowd roared
and Sergio hit a poor shot. After the round, Sergio
complained about Tiger’s action, and Tiger replied that
the Marshal had told him that Sergio had already hit his
shot. The other day, two Marshals denied telling Tiger
that Sergio had hit his shot. And the next day, two
other Marshals announced that they did tell Tiger that
Sergio had hit his shot. What do you think really
happened?
Let’s go back to Tiger’s drop on Sunday. The YouTube
poster believes that Tiger’s shot immediately went over
the water and that Tiger shouldn’t have dropped so far
up the fairway. Tiger’s playing opponent - Casey
Wittenberg - agreed with Tiger’s drop, so the Rules
Officials didn’t need to get involved - all you need is
the agreement of your playing opponent. So... what if
Sergio had been Tiger’s playing opponent on Sunday when
Tiger hit that ball in the water? How much of a
“dispute” do you think that would have turned into?
Cheers,
Tom Abts
GM and Head Golf Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com
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