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NOT IMPRESSED: Greg Norman says Tiger Woods should have withdrawn from the US Masters for breaching the rules. Source: AP
TIGER Woods has worn a tsunami of criticism for his decision to play on at the US Masters after his ball-drop fiasco instead of withdrawing.
Former world No.1 Greg Norman was typically blunt, but his sentiment summed up the feelings of most former pros among the myriad media at Augusta, who said the onus was on Woods to maintain the sport's etiquette by withdrawing.
"It is all about the player and the integrity of the game. Woods violated the rules as he played," Norman said on Twitter.
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Norman was true to that sentiment during his career, twice disqualifying himself while leading tournaments - once as defending champion in the 1996 Greater Hartford Open and once in the 1990 Palm Meadows Cup on the Gold Coast.
Both times - once for an illegal drop two days earlier, the other for a possibly non-conforming ball - he pulled out immediately as those potential infractions were brought to his attention.
"(Being world No.)1 carries a greater burden. WD for the game," Norman said.
Brandel Chamblee was equally as forthright on the Golf Channel after Woods escaped disqualification, but carried a two-stroke penalty to begin his third round at one under after admitting he dropped two yards (1.8m) from the original ball's position, not the "nearly as possible" prescribed by the rules.
PGA Tour winner Chamblee said Woods' decision should not be based on provisions within the rules to protect innocent mistakes costing players a disqualification, but rather their intent.
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"Forget provisions for equity and inadvertent signings of scorecards, he gained an advantage and he knows it," Chamblee said.
"When you violate a rule, you don't always gain an advantage.
"But Tiger Woods knows he violated a rule and knows he gained an advantage - that's what's at issue here.
"It helped him save his bogey.
"Does he want to win this tournament by a shot like that?"
Notah Begay, Woods' former college roommate and long-time pro, said the event would "overshadow" the tournament.
"And it will follow the player around ... and be talked about for a long time," Begay said.
"This scandal has made him more human than he's ever been.
"We've all thought he's Superman ... but this is a rule we all know and something that he was totally lost in at the moment."
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Fred Couples, Woods' friend and Presidents Cup captain, disagreed saying the ruling was one of the best ever.
Couples, joint second after two rounds at Augusta, said it had set a "fantastic" precedent to protect players from unwitting mistakes for years to come.
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