Tiger Woods’ Drama-Filled Year Continues at BMW Championship

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Published: September 17, 2013

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Tiger Woods has definitely regained the form that has made him the most watched and written-about athlete on the planet.

The latest incident occurred during the second round of the BMW Championship when a camera caught Woods slightly moving his golf ball while inspecting his lie. Woods was assessed a two-stroke penalty and was once again the center of media attention.

Even though cameras and media constantly swarm about, he has not missed a cut and has five wins in just 14 starts thus far in 2013. He has a firm grip on the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings and finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings.

His off-the-course activities are also dutifully reported, and he seems to be in a very solid relationship with Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn.

There has been some controversy this year, however.

Woods began the year in Abu Dhabi. During the second round, he took an illegal drop, incurred a two-stroke penalty and missed the cut.

At the Masters, his third shot at the par-five No. 15 hit the flagstick and caromed back into the pond fronting the green during the second round.

Woods chose the option of dropping in the same proximity as his previous shot to play his fifth shot. He struck a perfect approach and made the putt for a bogey. The video tape was studied by the Masters Tournament rules officials, and it was decided Friday that Woods had made the correct drop and that no additional penalties should be assessed.

Later in the evening, after a phone call alerted the same rules officials of a possible infraction, another review was initiated. Woods was ultimately assessed a two-stroke penalty for an incorrect drop.

He was assessed another two-shot penalty this past weekend during the second round of the BMW Championship in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Woods flew his approach shot at the first green into a wooded...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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