Tiger Woods: Positive Takeaways from Abu Dhabi Despite Missed Cut

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Published: January 18, 2013

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Tiger Woods missed his first European Tour cut on Friday at the season-opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, but it should not be any cause for alarm or premature panicking for the 14-time major champion.

Despite firing underwhelming scores of 72 and 75 to finish at three-over, there are plenty of positives for Woods to draw on.

Since it is the very first tournament of the 2013 campaign, this relatively shocking result should be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. What ultimately caused his unprecedented demise overseas, though, came as the result of an obscure penalty.

On the par-4 fifth hole, Woods' tee shot found some particularly thick cabbage well right of the fairway. After taking a "free" drop from an embedded lie—which was agreed upon by playing competitor Martin Kaymer—Tiger hacked out and went on to make his fourth bogey in the first five holes.

However, the strange narrative was just beginning to develop at that point.

Not until the 11th hole did an official inform Woods that he had to incur a two-stroke penalty, since the area he was in at No. 5 was actually a sand area, rather than purely grass. The apparent free drop wound up being what cost Woods the most, as he fell one shot short of the cut line.

ESPN's Bob Harig brings up an interesting point:

In the end, Tiger could have asked for a ruling and didn't. It's ultimately on him. es.pn/U6TPYZ

— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) January 18, 2013 Rather than simply consulting with Kaymer, Woods could have inquired about his situation with a rules official prior to making his decision

Rust should be expected at this infantry stage in the year, especially for a player like Tiger who gears his game toward the majors.



Although this was undoubtedly a high-profile event in which Woods was paired with World No. 1 Rory McIlroy—who also missed the cut, finishing at 6-ove...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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