TIGER WOODS LABELLED A CHEAT BY GOLF CHANNEL ANALYST BRANDEL CHAMBLEE
Former PGA Tour professional Brandel Chamblee, an analyst for the Golf
Channel, has decided to take a step few other commentators or journalists
would take by suggesting that Woods is “cavalier with the rules”.
In a sport which treats such accusations with the utmost seriousness, it is a
bold allegation by Chamblee and one which could well have Woods consulting
his lawyers.
Woods has been at the centre of several controverses this year. At the Abu
Dhabi Championship in January he was penalised two shots for taking an
illegal drop.
Then at the Masters he took another illegal drop and signed for an incorrect
scorecard. He was not disqualified but was given a two-stroke penalty –
officals saying that there had been “exceptional circumstances.”
The following month he gave himself a favourable drop at the Players
Championship and in the BMW Championship in Chicago he contested a two-shot
penalty for causing his ball to move while clearing away a twig.
Chamblee, using the analogy of how he himself had once cheated in a school
exam and was downgraded to an F, said he would give Woods an F if he was
writing a report card.
Chamblee then wrote in the US magazine Golf: “I remember when we only talked about Tiger’s golf. I miss those days. He won five times and contended in five majors and won the Vardon Trophy and – how shall we say this – was a little cavalier with the rules."
Woods was unavailable for comment last night.
Chamblee then wrote in the US magazine Golf: “I remember when we only talked about Tiger’s golf. I miss those days. He won five times and contended in five majors and won the Vardon Trophy and – how shall we say this – was a little cavalier with the rules."
Woods was unavailable for comment last night.
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