Woody's "Non-Putt"?

**iacas**

I honestly think he meant to make a stroke at it, but the rules of golf are clear. Unless the ball was shown to have moved on the video replay, the player's word stands and is the ONLY evidence that can really be considered.

*countjyro* · 10:51 pm

I agree with the thought that he meant to hit it. His putter stopped too abruptly and too close to the ball for me to believe it was on purpose.

*Puttin4Bird*

I don't believe he meant to, had he hit the ball with that much momentum it would have gone 45-50 feet across the green. I think he just slammed the putter down behind the ball throwing one of his patented hissy fits.

*Brandonink2001*

Wow, I am surprised so many people think Woody was attempting to make a stroke. To me it appeared he was slamming his putter straight down onto the ground behind the ball. (POST-POST EDIT: And by "so many people" I guess I mean seven! LOL)

If you have watched him play, you know how fiery he is and how hard he is on himself. He is very demonstrative on the course. I also believe the man has integrity and was guilty of being really pissed off at himself, which while stupid given the circumstances, is not cheating.

IN MY OPINION! Long live the right for every man and woman to have his or her own, eh?

*Golf4life*

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Originally Posted by Brandonink2001

Wow, I am surprised so many people think Woody was attempting to make a stroke. To me it appeared he was slamming his putter straight down onto the ground behind the ball. (POST-POST EDIT: And by "so many people" I guess I mean seven! LOL)

If you have watched him play, you know how fiery he is and how hard he is on himself. He is very demonstrative on the course. I also believe the man has integrity and was guilty of being really pissed off at himself, which while stupid given the circumstances, is not cheating.

IN MY OPINION! Long live the right for every man and woman to have his or her own, eh?

Slamming the putter less than an inch behind the ball...

I dont think it has anything to do cheating. Integretity of the sport, well that's different! Throwing temper tantrums every week does get old. It almost bit him in the ass this time.

*TD22057*

When I first saw it, I thought he was slamming the putter down. My thinking was that if you felt that he could try to hit the ball and miss it, you also have to allow that maybe he was trying to hit the ground further back and missed that spot as well. On the other hand, if you're slamming your club down, it should come straight down and on the replay it looked like his club was moving forward which would indicate an attempted stroke. On the other hand, I'd say the replay wasn't completely conclusive as to whether or not the putter was really moving forward so I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. On the other hand (which hand are we back to now?), I doubt he would slam the putter down and then tap in all while walking towards the ball. If he had stopped walking, then slammed the putter, then tapped in I'd be more inclined to believe him.

*Divot Tool*

Woody clearly made an attempt at the ball, so in my mind he made a bogey 6 on that hole. Up to that point, Woody had played poorly and was only making mediocre pars. It was apparent that he was frustrated and emotional.

I watched this live and I thought he actually hit the ball...it was that close, only to realize that his putter miraculously stubbed the green.

My reasons to believe so is because, he clearly accelerates his club from a path that is intended to strike the ball with no signs of restraint. If one were to slam the club on the green-which in itself is just poor etiquette-wouldn't one slam it vertically (in a up to down motion)? This seems very peculiar! So it leaves one to question if in the heat of the moment he did make an attempt, only to have the stroke saved by the green.

*mkoreiwo*

looks to me like he was just stopping his forward momentum, then tapped in.

*Cleveland Gunmetal*

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Originally Posted by Golf4life

Throwing temper tantrums every week does get old.

You're probably getting tired of watching Tiger Woods then huh?