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Is it possible that Paul Azinget really didn't know the rule for unplayable lie in bunker? He kept saying Tiger could take his ball out of the bunker and drop it. Not until checking with a rules official did he say the drop would have to stay in the bunker. That's one of the most basic and clear rules in the book. I can't believe a guy who played as long as Azinger did and who seems to be pretty sharp wouldn't know that rule.
Quote from: Dan_Callahan on July 22, 2012, 10:55:28 AMIs it possible that Paul Azinget really didn't know the rule for unplayable lie in bunker? He kept saying Tiger could take his ball out of the bunker and drop it. Not until checking with a rules official did he say the drop would have to stay in the bunker. That's one of the most basic and clear rules in the book. I can't believe a guy who played as long as Azinger did and who seems to be pretty sharp wouldn't know that rule.Was Tiger's ball unplayable?Yes, he could have declared it so If so, I am interested in the interpretation of unplayable.Read the rule book He clearly could contact the ball.That' got nothing to do with declaring your ball unplayable
Is it possible that Paul Azinget really didn't know the rule for unplayable lie in bunker? He kept saying Tiger could take his ball out of the bunker and drop it. Not until checking with a rules official did he say the drop would have to stay in the bunker. That's one of the most basic and clear rules in the book. I can't believe a guy who played as long as Azinger did and who seems to be pretty sharp wouldn't know that rule.Dan,I was shocked as well.And he kept on repeating it.He just mentioned, disparagingly, the folks on twitter, so he must have been harshly criticized by hordes of viewers
Whether he could make contact or not is irrelevant. You can declare a ball unplayable from the middle of the fairway if you want. But if you declare a ball unplayable in a bunker, you drop in the bunker unless you elect to replay the shot.
Quote from: Dan_Callahan on July 22, 2012, 11:07:46 AMWhether he could make contact or not is irrelevant. You can declare a ball unplayable from the middle of the fairway if you want. But if you declare a ball unplayable in a bunker, you drop in the bunker unless you elect to replay the shot. So McDowell had the choice to drop instead of chipping back in the middle of the bunker? That would have left him in the same position he ended up in?
If you gave Tiger ten chances from the same position, how many times would he have gotten out I donīt think the shot was possible and if it was, no more than one in ten. Am I wrong, was it a makeable even for one of the great players? The seocnd shot also had a very low percentage of getting out considering the stance but that first looked to me near impossible.
You can remove yourself from the bunker by going back and replaying the shot from its original position.
I think Tiger made a mistake of ego. I think he doubted he could put it on the green and wanted to play out sideways. but you could hear his caddie say that the guy he played with yesterday got it out from the same position. Next thing you know, Tiger's aiming at the flag.
Azinger also said he had checked with an official this morning and been told you could drop out but now we are getting conflicting reports.Do you believe that?Would love to have heard the back story as they tried to find a story to get them out of the mess.We used to call that blame storming.I would from now on get agreements with Azinger in writing.