Running 2013 Golf Thread

[MileHigh]

Wait ... Tiger Woods lied?
"Oh no, " fans scream as this making-nothing-out-of-a-story story continues to play out.

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2013/05/marshal-i-didnt-say-anything-to-tiger-about-sergio.html?sct=hp1

In summation:
Tigers Woods: Lying dickhead.
Sergio Garcia: Whiny choke artist.
Yawn.
Wake me when we get to Merion.

If you watch the replay when NBC synched up Sergio shooting and Tiger pulling the club, when Tiger pulls the club, the crowd starts to cheer and right away Joe LaCava puts up his hand to have people be quiet. After a couple of seconds, Tiger does the same and points toward where Sergio is, as if to say, "Be quiet, Sergio is hitting." So, no, the marshals didn't tell Tiger it was all clear. Was it purposeful on Tiger's part? Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[qtlaw]

Tiger's a deck for pulling that weak move; he's even a lower human for lying; its classic behavior, pull some story out of your a** to cover yourself.

Sergio whining again is not surprising; I could see if someone brought it up and Sergio just responds because the question is asked, but here it is whining because he raised the subject himself IIRC. As much talent as Garcia has, I almost expect him to pull an O'Meara at some point and win a major or two in his 40s.

 

[ThomsonONE]

I was very surprised to see where Tiger took a drop on 14. No way his drive crossed the hazard line that far up. Just not possible.

It is amazing that in a sport where integrity is everything, such a weasel gets so little criticism for his glaring lack of it.

 

[trifectarich]

I was very surprised to see where Tiger took a drop on 14. No way his drive crossed the hazard line that far up. Just not possible.

It is amazing that in a sport where integrity is everything, such a weasel gets so little criticism for his glaring lack of it.

NBC has a gazillion cameras on site and 99 percent of them on Tiger. Yet we saw one replay from an angle that was so bad you figure it was taken by someone at the beach.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

The layout of 14 is such that there aren't as many places for static cameras as some of the other holes. Also, cameras weren't focused on where Woods hit the drive on 14 because pros don't hit it there. That was as wild left a shot as you'll see at any nine-hole muni this Sunday.

 

[qtlaw]

I was very surprised to see where Tiger took a drop on 14. No way his drive crossed the hazard line that far up. Just not possible.

It is amazing that in a sport where integrity is everything, such a weasel gets so little criticism for his glaring lack of it.

The quote I read today on golf.com is that he checked with his playing partner, Wittenberg and Wittenberg's caddie, and they both agreed with the drop. Lest anyone question that, Wittenberg is quoted as confirming where the ball crossed the hazard and that the drop was correct.

 

[ThomsonONE]

There was an overhead shot of the flight of the ball, and it was over the water the entire time, never came anywhere near where Tiger dropped. Shame on Wittenberg and his caddie for either not paying attention, or being too intimidated to tell Tiger to start walking backwards.

The camera angles from behind the tee, and the overhead shot clearly showed the ball traveled over the water, not over the edge of the hazard. NBC apparently didn't want to touch this with a 10 foot pole. Dead silence when Miller made his comment, no replay to show Tiger was correct.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

So let me see here, Thomson. Wittenberg and his caddie are at fault because their view of where Woods' ball entered the water did not agree with what you saw on television from a completely different angle? That's just nuts.

 

[hondo]

There was an overhead shot of the flight of the ball, and it was over the water the entire time, never came anywhere near where Tiger dropped. Shame on Wittenberg and his caddie for either not paying attention, or being too intimidated to tell Tiger to start walking backwards.

The camera angles from behind the tee, and the overhead shot clearly showed the ball traveled over the water, not over the edge of the hazard. NBC apparently didn't want to touch this with a 10 foot pole. Dead silence when Miller made his comment, no replay to show Tiger was correct.

I can tell you that Casey Wittenberg isn't intimidated by anyone. He played with Tiger back in 2003 at the Masters, and in a U.S. Open. NBC said the two have played together six times in tournaments. Wittenberg handles it better than Sergio.

 

[qtlaw]

Two new developments on the Sergio-Tiger matter:

1. Sergio played out of turn since Tiger was away, seems kinda like he's the one who should have been paying attention; and

2. Now a marshal has come forward and said that he told Tiger he could go ahead: http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2013/05/marshal-i-didnt-say-anything-to-tiger-about-sergio.html?eref=sihp

Bottom line, Tiger's a jerk and certainly is not the most gracious guy but its not like he flat-out lied to CYA.

 

[hondo]

Two new developments on the Sergio-Tiger matter:

1. Sergio played out of turn since Tiger was away, seems kinda like he's the one who should have been paying attention; and

2. Now a marshal has come forward and said that he told Tiger he could go ahead: http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2013/05/marshal-i-didnt-say-anything-to-tiger-about-sergio.html?eref=sihp

Bottom line, Tiger's a jerk and certainly is not the most gracious guy but its not like he flat-out lied to CYA.

Uhhh ... maybe not; http://jacksonville.com/sports/golf/2013-05-14/story/tiger-lied-not-so-fast-say-marshals-who-were-there

 

[Mark2010]

Way too much ado over a minor matter. Shut up and play.

I've worked a few golf tournaments and always chuckle at how golfers expect the world to stand perfectly still while they hit a stationary ball, yet a baseball player is expected to hit a moving ball traveling 95 mph while 50,000 people are walking, talking and cussing up a storm.