Posted on 05/14/2013 10:42:25 AM PDT by drewh
After Tiger Woods won his second Players Championship on Sunday and Sergio Garcia claimed he had been the "victim" in his flap with Woods over the weekend, a Players marshal revealed that Woods's account of what happened on the second hole in the third round when he was paired with Garcia was not true and said the world's top-ranked golfer lacked character.
In the rain-shortened third round of The Players Championship last weekend, Garcia was frustrated that he hit a poor approach shot on the second hole and blamed it on the commotion Woods caused when he pulled a five-wood out of his bag before Garcia finished hitting his shot. Woods claimed the marshals told him Garcia had already hit his ball.
According to Sports Illustrated, "the marshals were surprised" by Woods's comments.
Gary Anderson, one of the marshals, told Sports Illustrated, He didnt ask us nothing, and we didnt say nothing. Were told not to talk to the players.
John North, "the chief marshal for the first three holes" who "stood over Woodss ball to protect it from the throng and was five feet away when Woods played his shot," also said the marshals did not say anything to Woods.
Nothing was said to us and we certainly said nothing to him, North said. I was disappointed to hear him make those remarks. Were there to help the players and enhance the experience of the fans. He was saying what was good for him. It lacked character.
According to Sports Illustrated, North is a graduate of the Naval Academy, served in Vietnam, and is a FedEx pilot who "donates his round on the Stadium course for being a volunteer to the Wounded Warriors project."
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Give ‘im a break, his ancestors suffered slavery and discrimination.
There are only 34 Rules Of Golf.
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If you watched the hole, Tiger turned around after he hit it. He could not have seen where it crossed.
So now you want to bring the father into this eh? That's a cheap shot bro, why don't you rag on his mother too while you're at it?
The apple rarely falls far from the tree.
And rumor has it you were conceived behind a rodeo barn while your daddy was working the oil fields......
We’re not talking about rumors regarding either Tiger or his his father.
Didja ever notice the similarity of leniency regarding rules and media treatment with Tiger and Barack?
Okay. Casey Wittenburg lied. The call from the announcer was a popped up drive left. Not a hook. Not an overplayed draw. A pop up. From the overhead camera shot and splashdown, there is NO WAY the ball last crossed where Tiger dropped if it crossed land at all. Youtube the shot and listen to the initial reaction. Bad drop. No doubt.
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