[Balata]

I think the latest could only have been called by the camera seeing that 1/16” move down. An overhead view, the one tiger had would look completely different. Tiger is correct in that an oscillation is legal. He thought it was legal, has every right to insist what he saw was different from the camera and what the camera shows different from his sight.

The problem with this is the player after seeing his ball oscillate is obligated to tell his playing partners. He didn't do this. The repeated nature of his rules violations calls into question his honesty. That's just the way it is. :)

[jrawk]

I don’t think you are correct.

http://www.usga.org/rule-books/rules-of-golf/decision-18/

Oscillation is immaterial and not a move.

If the ball moves you must inform your partner so they can witness the replacement for 1 stroke. If you don’t inform them and play it after a move 2 strokes.

The confusion this week I think starts with all the discussion of how tiger could have gotten only a one stroke penalty instead of two. If he had ruled himself it moved, he could have notified his playing partner then they could attempt to replace the ball for a 1 stroke penalty by the rules. But since he ruled it an oscillation then he had no obligation to tell anyone. I say ruled, because players are the first ref in golf.

I think that is actually the rule by my reading.

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— jrawk