Tiger responds to ruling

Published April 13, 2013

| Sports Network

Tiger Woods took to social media Saturday to address the controversy surrounding his two-stroke penalty for an illegal drop.

Woods posted the following on his official Twitter feed:


The violation in question occurred on the 15th hole Friday after Woods' third shot hit the flagstick and rolled back into the water that fronts the green. He had options under Rule 26-1 that included playing from a drop area or going back to the original spot and taking a drop from "nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played." Woods said in interviews afterward that he went two yards farther back, which led to additional reviews by the committee.

In the past, Woods would have been disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

However, Rule 33-7, which was announced in August 2011, protects a player from automatic disqualification after signing an incorrect scorecard if that player unknowingly violated a rule. A two-stroke penalty can then be assessed instead.