"I called Martin (Kaymer) over to verify the ball was embedded. We both agreed it was billiga converse rea embedded and evidently it was in sand," Woods Abercrombie said of the infraction that happened when his drive on 5 landed in a bed of vines. "Andy ruled I broke an infraction, consequently got a twoshot penalty. Andy feels the way he feels about it and I broke the rules."
"An embedded ball relief is through the green but in ground other than sand," McFee said. "I talked to him when he came off the 11th tee because I couldn't be sure about a twostroke penalty until we got into the recording area. I don't know the exact spot where he was. I know the area. I would need Tiger to come out and have a look, and he Nike Free Run was happy it was in sand."
Woods said it was frustrating to bow out of a tournament in this way, especially after he recovered from four bogeys on his first five holes the fifth subsequently becoming a triple. He birdied five of the last 11 holes including three in a row in the Abercrombie Deutschland back nine.
Woods joined topranked Rory McIlroy in making an early exit. McIlroy struggled with his new Nike clubs and had a second straight 75. Open.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates Tiger Woods missed the Burberry Outlet cut at the Abu Dhabi Championship after being penalized two shots for wrongly thinking he had a free drop after his ball became entangled in vines on Friday.
McFee said he Nike Air Max warned Woods on the 11th tee of Furla Bag the penalty, which was a result of his taking a free drop asics gt 2170 when his ball was embedded in sand. It's not allowed.
McFee said the rule was Furla Borse clear and that Woods never challenged him on it after the round. It came to light when a spectator alerted the European Tour to the infraction, he said.
Tiger Woods misses cut Burberry Outlet after penalty in Abu Dhabi
Woods thought he was safe Converse Skor in finishing his second Nike Free round at 1over 73. But he was advised by the European Tour chief referee Andy McFee of the penalty, giving him a 75 and 3over total of 147. The cut for the top 65 plus ties is projected at 2 over.
"It's tough because I didn't get off to a very good start," Woods said. "I fought and got it back. I was right there and felt it if I could post even par, I had the chance Nike Free Run to go into the weekend only eight back. Evidently, it wasn't enough."
McIlroy carded three bogeys on his first seven holes to all but eliminate himself from the weekend. He had a string of birdies at the turn including a chipin on 9 but wasted that with a bogey on 10 and another on 14.
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