I’m not a Tiger Groupie, nor am I a Tiger Hater.
Just caught the initial broadcast of the Master’s at 300pm and of course, this was the first thing on the show. That moron, Nance, was talking about the rules regarding his drop and the subsequent decisions made to allow him to play.
What got me was the rule that says that, when it pertains to an offense that would disqualify a player, the rules committee has the right to assess a penalty and allow the player to finish. The rule is only 2 years old, apparently. I guess it was put in place to make sure the marquis players are allowed to stay in the tournament, if they want them to.
If I’m reading this right, then I wonder what decision would’ve been made if it wasn’t Tiger.
Because a lot of golf's rules are antiquated, and in deference to the tradition of the game, they softened some of these absurd (now) rules but did not remove them totally. The scorecard rule is the main one affected.