Players / Rules / Callers
<HR style="COLOR: #000000" SIZE=1> <!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I turned on TGC in my morning ritual while eating my breakfast...checking out the latest Golf Central or whathaveyou......when a show called "In his own Words" came on.
It was Tiger (surprise!) talking about the 2005 masters and walking Kelly Tilman through his final round. Now, I cant remember if it was 13 or 14 that he actually putted off the green and into the creek.....but the following hole after making bogey he had a tap in for another (I think...).
When he tapped the ball in the hole, he used the "tip of the toe" of his putter, and stood pretty much behind the ball in a direct line to the hole (2"). Some viewer called in and said that Tiger was in breach of a rule that you can't stand directly in line with your ball and hole while putting. Tiger was made to go to the media trailer THAT NIGHT to view the tape with all of the officials to see if indeed he broke a rule. Now, from my view angle I thought he stood right in line with the ball and hole and pushed the ball in with the toe of the putter straight away from his chest. The rules officials and Tiger viewed it differently and no penalty was given.
So I ask you two questions (not about the rule itself);
1) Do you think that some high profile players get preferential treatment when it comes to rules.....like Tiger in this example...and Stewart Cink in the "loose impediment" incident at Harbour Town (I think).
2) Do you think that people should be allowed to call in and rat out a player for breaking a rule or the posibility of breaking a rule?
My thoughts;
1) YES
2) No
Anybody else???