“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.
...the drop issue is one that is different than the scorecard issue...and while I respect Faldo and Duval - most golf reporters have also indicated that they doubt Faldo would have DQ’d himself under any circumstances. As for Duval, he agrees with me on the scorecard issue. The bottom line is, the guy hit a perfect shot, got a bad bounce, and it’s cost him four shots. It’s not like he skated free.
Do we want to play a game of skill within the spirit of the rules, or be prisoners of nuance and paperwork and the technicalities.
Right or wrong, had he DQ’d himself, it would appear such decision would have been made from the perspective of humility and not selfishness.
Even when stating he respects the Committee’s decision, relying on their ruling instead of his, implies he’s gambling for a win out of self-interest.
David Duval and Nick Faldo disagree. Both have said he should disqualify himself
Fald just said on the telecast that now that he knows the full story that they got it right n