Comments on: Controversy Surrounds Sorenstam, Creamer @ ADT

By: Sorenstam Claims Fourth ADT Victory | The Sand Trap

Sorenstam Claims Fourth ADT Victory | The Sand Trap — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:14:54 +0000

Annika Sorenstam's 2005 LPGA tour season ends the same way it started… with a victory, what else!

By: Episode 004 | The Sand Trap

Episode 004 | The Sand Trap — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:29:43 +0000

Tune in this week as we bash Natalie Gulbis' dad, call Annika Sorenstam a dirty cheat,

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:20:20 +0000

That is true jpcorbeil, but from what Kay Cockerill was saying, the crater faced just about parallel to the sand. In other words, the evidence was inconclusive - a degree one way or the other could have made the difference, and nobody can eye something up that accurately.

By: jpcorbeil

jpcorbeil — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:16:55 +0000

As CSI could confirm, there was a way to look at the exact position of the ball in the sand (or mud) and determine the angle of approach. Since the ball cannot land at an exact 90 degree angle from the sky and purely downward, it comes in and makes a mark that has to show more or less of an angle towards the green or towards the lake. Since it was very close to the hazard line, any angle to the right would have proven it crossed that line. To the contrary, any angle from the right of the line would have indicated it did not.

This can be observed whenever you get a buried lie in a humid sand trap.

I know this is irrelevant and will never be used, but ...just for the sake of argument.

By: PG

PG — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:49:42 +0000

Sorenstam is always aggressive on rules interpretations, asking for relief even when she knows she is not entitled to it - as she confessed she did in the Solheim Cup. Maybe this episode will cause her to be more careful because her reputation is at stake. Good for Creamer for calling Sorenstam on a questionable act.

Leading pros set examples for junior golfers. Too many junior golfers think it's okay to bend the rules. It's way too common to see junior players claim their ball crossed a hazard line when it clearly didn't. Junior golfers trying to impress turn in scorecards that don't reflect what they really scored. They need to see better examples at the top than seeing the best players in the world bending the rules or making unsupportable observations to gain an advantage.