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Originally Posted by thadarkman78
How is that any different? He was not in the middle of the swing when the applause started, which again I'm assuming is true because I did not watch the replay. He decided to move forward with his shot at that point. Whatever happens after that is his fault plain and simple. If I'm wrong in my assessment, say otherwise, but from my understanding of the situation as said by ESPN and from what I gather from your posts I am understanding it correctly. You can't tell me "you haven't even seen it" then say nothing to demonstrate why that is leading to my opinion not making sense.
I find it strange that you think the spectator's are ignorant dicks but Tiger is not to blame in this case. If you were to take this line that the spectator's are ignorant dicks, then it should be Tiger the one taking flak for his determining to choose his club at that time. The spectators can only react, they cannot create an opportunity to applaud. Now if what Tiger says is true and he was told Sergio already hit his shot, then why should either Tiger or the spectators be at fault for it?
OK, let's say Sergio stepped away from his shot when the noise began. (whether or not he was able to do so he only knows, the brain can do odd things when noises occur right before you pull the trigger) Would the actions of the spectators now be any more or less ignorant? No matter how you spin it, they made unnecessary noise while a player in the same group was trying to hit his shot.
And any spectator that screams and applauds in that instance when a player pulls a club has had a lobotomy and shouldn't be on the course in the first place.
It's very common for a player to pull a club while others are playing so long as they do so without clanking the clubs. Spectators cheering such would never be a thought in this process.
It's extremely basic and simple as far as procedure on tour goes. Sergio has a beef, the spectators are at fault, Tiger did nothing wrong.
BO