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"TIGER PUTS BALLS IN WRONG PLACE AGAIN." (Original Post) kpete Apr 2013 OP
Oy vey. VERY sexist. But, why would we expect anything better from the NY Post? Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #1
They're talkin' 'bout Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #2
He is a scumbag to me. But maybe that is just me. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #4
It's not just you. City Lights Apr 2013 #5
:-) Logical Apr 2013 #11
How does a person redeem themselves demwing Apr 2013 #9
The future will tell. But not a fan. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #10
Not just you. 840high Apr 2013 #35
LOL, funny. I wish Woods would go away. After his sex scandal why would anyone date him? Oh, $$$$$$! Logical Apr 2013 #3
What sex scandal? malaise Apr 2013 #13
LOL, cheated with 12 different women. Give me a name of..... Logical Apr 2013 #15
One or twelve is the same infidelity malaise Apr 2013 #20
LOL, well, 1 is a mistake, 12 is not. I have trouble rooting for scumbags. That is just me. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #21
Then don't malaise Apr 2013 #22
Bill Clinton had AT LEAST 2 affairs that he admitted to. tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #28
I agree he is a great golfer. Maybe the best ever. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #32
JFK. He didn't go public, but still seems to be some great hero DESPITE... TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #27
This link might help you, only 1.8 million responses..... Logical Apr 2013 #19
I love Tiger, hope he wins this and can tell the haters to kiss his a$$....n/t monmouth3 Apr 2013 #6
+1,000 malaise Apr 2013 #14
Why do you hope he wins, rather than anyone else? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #25
No one else playing today is in his class malaise Apr 2013 #40
So how come he's not leading? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #42
While I agree Tiger is not someone with whom Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #7
I cannot. But not a golf fan either. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #12
not sure why they made it plural trumad Apr 2013 #8
They are combining...all of them... bluedigger Apr 2013 #17
First ball went into the water (wrong place). Second ball was dropped at the wrong place. eom tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #29
im not a golf fan rdking647 Apr 2013 #16
And right after they got all high and mighty about docking that Chinese kid a stroke for slow play. Iggo Apr 2013 #24
That move reeks of xenophobia. Penalty hadn't been applied in the kid's entire lifetime. eom tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #31
They followed the rule. tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #30
No, he did sign an incorrect card Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #34
From what I read, all that matters is WHEN the report was made. tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #36
No, that's incorrect Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #39
You're mistaken Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #33
lol quinnox Apr 2013 #18
Watching golf on TV Kolesar Apr 2013 #23
haha LittleBlue Apr 2013 #26
Not even close to funny cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #37
Fuck the NY Post and fuck their owner Rupert Murdoch. edbermac Apr 2013 #38
100% correct malaise Apr 2013 #41
 

Helen Reddy

(998 posts)
2. They're talkin' 'bout
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:38 AM
Apr 2013

golf balls. Silly.

Headlines that sell ink. Things that make you go hmmm.

Go Tiger! I'll be rooting for you later today.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
3. LOL, funny. I wish Woods would go away. After his sex scandal why would anyone date him? Oh, $$$$$$!
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:39 AM
Apr 2013

malaise

(267,823 posts)
13. What sex scandal?
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:59 AM
Apr 2013

He was unfaithful to his wife like half of the political and social elite.
How does he differ from Clinton, Gingrich, Sanford, Kennedy et al?
At least he doesn't rip off tax payers and sell out to lobbyists.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
15. LOL, cheated with 12 different women. Give me a name of.....
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:07 AM
Apr 2013

a politician who had 12 mistresses that went public. I have not heard of one.



malaise

(267,823 posts)
20. One or twelve is the same infidelity
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:16 AM
Apr 2013

and it's none of my business.
I watch his golf not his private life.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
21. LOL, well, 1 is a mistake, 12 is not. I have trouble rooting for scumbags. That is just me. n-t
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:18 AM
Apr 2013

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
28. Bill Clinton had AT LEAST 2 affairs that he admitted to.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:20 PM
Apr 2013

He has had at least 4 other accusers in addition to those 2. Isn't even the second time enough to say it was more than just a mistake?

BTW, I still think Clinton was a great President, because this does not relate to his job performance. Likewise, I still think Tiger is a great golfer (because he is)... but I won't be rooting for him ever again.

 

TheMadMonk

(6,187 posts)
27. JFK. He didn't go public, but still seems to be some great hero DESPITE...
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:07 PM
Apr 2013

...all the womanising dirt that surfaced after his death.

Albert Einstein. Ghandi. more... http://www.cracked.com/article_18559_6-famous-geniuses-you-didnt-know-were-perverts_p2.html

Then there's what seems like half of Hollywood, and the music industry, where domestic violence and infidelity are the bloody norm and quickly forgiven.

Tiger's crime is less that he cheated, than he cheated on a WHITE woman while BLACK.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
25. Why do you hope he wins, rather than anyone else?
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:51 AM
Apr 2013

If it's just his golf that you watch (as you say above), isn't it all the same, as long as someone plays some good golf to win?

 

Helen Reddy

(998 posts)
7. While I agree Tiger is not someone with whom
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:46 AM
Apr 2013

I hold in high moral esteem.

I can separate his personal life from his golf prowess. Being a golfer for many years, he is magic on the golf course. His skills are to be admired, on-the-golf-course.

 

rdking647

(5,113 posts)
16. im not a golf fan
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:09 AM
Apr 2013

from what i read he should have been kicked out of the tourney but money talks and that would have cost to much in ad revenue.

but i really dont care,personally i dont believe in paying green fees to drink beer when i can do it in a bar much cheaper

but the cover is hysterical

Iggo

(47,489 posts)
24. And right after they got all high and mighty about docking that Chinese kid a stroke for slow play.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:39 AM
Apr 2013

That kinda stinks.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
30. They followed the rule.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:26 PM
Apr 2013

The violation was reported before he signed his scorecard, so it's a 2 stroke penalty. It would have been a DQ had it been reported after he already signed an incorrect card.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
34. No, he did sign an incorrect card
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:46 PM
Apr 2013

Yes, the rules violation was reported before he signed. The committee looked at video and wasn't sure that he dropped in the wrong place, so they didn't inform him of a rules violation so that he could change his score before he signed.

After Tiger finished his round, he talked to the press and told them that he took an illegal drop, but it was blindingly clear that he didn't know that what he did was a rules violation. So now the rules committee had to change their decision, which up until very recently, would have meant a disqualification.

But the Harrington rule was adopted, which allowed the Masters Rule Committee to retroactively declare the penalty without disqualifying him. Here's an explanation:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1603336-how-golfs-new-rules-saved-tiger-woods-from-disqualification-at-the-masters

Any controversy there is rests on the very embarrassing fact that Tiger didn't know the rules himself. Is that "reasonable"? That's why some golfers are saying he should have withdrawn anyway.

Also it is embarrassing because Tiger may have been doing this since he started his pro career. He really didn't know the rule and he didn't knowingly sign a false scorecard.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
36. From what I read, all that matters is WHEN the report was made.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:06 PM
Apr 2013

The card he signed is incorrect, but since the report was actually made to the rules committee before he signed it, then it's a 2 stroke penalty. Had the report been made at a later time, he would have been

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2013/04/14/golfweek-jeff-rude-tiger-woods-2-shot-penalty/2081451/

It's pretty dumb, but so was penalizing the 14-year old Guan Tianlang for slow play, so who really knows?

If the violation is reported (by a TV viewer or whomever) before the player signs his scorecard, the penalty is two strokes.

If it is reported right after the player signs his card (for an incorrect score), the player would be disqualified.

If it is reported after the player puts on the green jacket in Butler Cabin, the player is the Masters champion.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
39. No, that's incorrect
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:17 PM
Apr 2013

What matters under the new rule is whether the player knew or could reasonably have known that he signed an incorrect card, not when the violation was reported.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
33. You're mistaken
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 12:38 PM
Apr 2013

The Harrington rule change meant that he wouldn't be kicked out.

The proof that it was a genuine error is that he himself told reporters about violating the rules. He signed the card in good faith, and earlier the rules committee had looked at video of the drop and decided not to call a penalty, because they weren't sure. Given that reality, there was no way the rules committee was going to disqualify him once he gave the interview proving they were wrong.

What's shocking about this is that a pro golfer doesn't know the rules on drops, but the truth is that he didn't.

The Masters tournament is a private affair and they don't like interference. They actually dumped sponsorships one year to make a point. This was not about money.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
23. Watching golf on TV
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:36 AM
Apr 2013

My nightmare is being laid up and having some other clown with the remote pick a ghastly program like professional golf that I have to endure.

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
37. Not even close to funny
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:10 PM
Apr 2013

Nobody has ever referred to infidelity in terms of what one does with ones' balls so it's an epic humor-fail.

The fact that the incident involved *a* ball makes the fail mega-epic.

The New York post is for the RW mentality, and thus aimed at a child's level.

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
38. Fuck the NY Post and fuck their owner Rupert Murdoch.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:13 PM
Apr 2013

They gave us this gem a few years ago. Nothing but a RW tabloid rag.

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