The PGA Tour will be fining Brigestone Invitational winner Tiger Woods for his public criticism of a rules official after claiming his victory.
In section VI-D of the PGA Tour’s player handbook it states, “It is an obligation of membership to refrain from comments to the news media that unreasonably attack or disparage tournaments, sponsors, fellow members, players of PGA Tour.”
On the par-5 16th hole, European Tour chief referee John Paramor told Woods and Harrington that they were being timed and that bothered Woods.
Paramor said Woods and Padraig Harrington were 17 minutes behind their position on the 16th tee and they were behind for most of the back nine.
Referring to Harrington's 5-iron shot near some trees to an edge of a bunker and over the green to landing into a water hazard Woods said, “I don’t think that Paddy would have hit the pitch shot that way if he was able to take his time, look at it, analyze it,” “But he was on the clock, had to get up there quickly and hit it.”
Harrington agreed that he was rushed, but said it would not be fair be to give the final group preferential treatment.
After the game Woods told Harrington, “I’m sorry that John got in the way of a great battle.”
In section VI-D of the PGA Tour’s player handbook it states, “It is an obligation of membership to refrain from comments to the news media that unreasonably attack or disparage tournaments, sponsors, fellow members, players of PGA Tour.”
On the par-5 16th hole, European Tour chief referee John Paramor told Woods and Harrington that they were being timed and that bothered Woods.
Paramor said Woods and Padraig Harrington were 17 minutes behind their position on the 16th tee and they were behind for most of the back nine.
Referring to Harrington's 5-iron shot near some trees to an edge of a bunker and over the green to landing into a water hazard Woods said, “I don’t think that Paddy would have hit the pitch shot that way if he was able to take his time, look at it, analyze it,” “But he was on the clock, had to get up there quickly and hit it.”
Harrington agreed that he was rushed, but said it would not be fair be to give the final group preferential treatment.
After the game Woods told Harrington, “I’m sorry that John got in the way of a great battle.”
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