The issue is explained here: www.cedmundwright.com
It is not that big of a deal. He actually suffered one of the cruellest bad bounces imaginable on what was a nearly perfectly hit shot. It cost him 2 shots - and now it’s cost him 2 more shots for the rule. I think he’s paid a tremendous penalty - and the rules violation is murky to begin with. No, I’m not a Tiger fan nor a Tiger hater - but I do hate blind ignorance and I hate out sized allegiance to bureaucratic outdated rules.
If you don't like rules enforced, you ought to stick to pro basketball.
“It is not that big of a deal.”
David Duval and Nick Faldo disagree. Both have said he should disqualify himself.
He dropped farther back than he needed to to improve his shot. He admitted that in post round interviews. That is cheating. Then he did not penalize himself 2 strokes. So he signed an incorrect scorecard.
The committee decided to just change tigers score and penalize him for cheating. And ignore the incorrect scorecard. Worst ruling ever!
In 1968 Robert Di Vecenzo made a birdie 3 on 17 to get into a playoff. His partner wrote down 4 inadvertently. Robert didn’t notice the 4, signed the card and was DQ’d. But now the new rules allow the committee to only follow the rules when they FEEL like it..
Tiger could have done the correct thing and DQ’d himself and almost completely redeemed himself.
NO, the issue is explained here:
Master rules chief Fred Ridley tries to explain complicated Tiger Woods penalty