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Originally Posted by Joe Seahawk
The rules officials never said a thing until this morning after they reviewed his post round comments where he admitted he improved his lie. The reviewed it amongst themselves while he was playing 18 and determined it was OK, but even Tiger knew (or should have) that it was an illegal drop. This rule 33 makes it a gray area, where it was a black and white violation.
The honorable thing to do is admit your mistake and withdraw. Faxon, Begay, Faldo all said they would withdraw if it was them.
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I don't know that he improved his
lie as much he he improved his distance. When I think of improving a lie, I think of the way the ball was sitting, or moving the ball to avoid an obstacle. I've never heard that moving a ball back a few feet as an improvement, and he was already dropping 4, playing 5.
It's pretty moot at this point. If he wins the tournament, people are going to talk about it forever. If he doesn't, it'll be a footnote.