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Bubba says viewer input not OK

Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:10 pm
Posted by dgtiger3
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:10 pm
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Defending champion Bubba Watson bristled Saturday at the idea a TV viewer can change the course of the Masters by calling in with their observations, saying "it shouldn't be allowed."

Watson, after shooting a third-round 70 on Saturday to climb to 2 over, said unlike the TV viewer who raised the issue of Tiger Woods' ball drop Friday with Masters officials, he wouldn't even know who to call if he saw someone breaking a rule.

"So I don't even know how these people get a number to call," Watson said. "And obviously they got more time on their hands than I do, because I don't know the number and I'm playing in the golf tournament."

Watson said he was glad Rule 33 was adjusted. Masters officials decided to penalize Woods two strokes instead of disqualifying him.


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"So when somebody calls in like that, yeah, it shouldn't be that way, it shouldn't be allowed," Watson said. "Nobody calls in during the a basketball game or a football game."


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Fred Couples called the rule adjustment "a blessing for every golf pro in the world."

"We all know that we'll get the same ruling if it happens to one of us," said Couples, 1 shot back entering Saturday's round.



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This post was edited on 4/13/13 at 3:15 pm
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:11 pm to
good talk
Posted by SprintFun
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:11 pm to
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"So when somebody calls in like that, yeah, it shouldn't be that way, it shouldn't be allowed," Watson said. "Nobody calls in during the a basketball game or a football game."


I agree.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
65170 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

We all know we'll get the same ruling, unless we are a 14 year old China kid


Fixed it for Freddie
Posted by dgtiger3
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:13 pm to
I left out the biggest point of the entire article.

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"It should protect us," Watson said of the rule adjustment. "The sad thing is the high-profile player gets the camera on him at all times. A guy could break a rule and not know he broke the rule. Like me today, there's no cameras on me today, everybody could care less what I was doing."
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:13 pm to
He cry about it?
Posted by ForeLSU
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

"Nobody calls in during the a basketball game or a football game."


are those self-officiated sports?

Posted by Chris_topher
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:14 pm to
I assume it was another member of the Augusta National or someone like that made the call?
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:14 pm to
Do you know how many times I'd have to call in during an Alabama lsu football game? I'd have that bitch on speed dial!
Posted by dgtiger3
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Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:17 pm to
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I assume it was another member of the Augusta National or someone like that made the call?


No, it's my understanding that there are normal f'n Joe Blows out there who literally spend their Thursdays-Sundays watching golf on TV and literally waiting for the opportunity to call in a rules violation. I'm actually not trolling you about this at all.

Its hilarious.
Posted by ForeLSU
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:18 pm to
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A guy could break a rule and not know he broke the rule.


then he should be thankful that someone pointed it out to him, or does Bubba think this is ok?
This post was edited on 4/13/13 at 3:19 pm
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:20 pm to
Didn't this happen, viewer call in, to Dustin Johnson or something in the us open last year. Something like grounding his club out of bounds or something. Any arm chair fan that does that should have his arse kicked
Posted by ForeLSU
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Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:24 pm to
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Didn't this happen, viewer call in, to Dustin Johnson or something in the us open last year. Something like grounding his club out of bounds or something. Any arm chair fan that does that should have his arse kicked


PGA a couple of years ago, and I don't think it was a call in but an official watching. But there were also reports that players watching in the locker room immediately saw it as well.
Posted by JOHNN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

No, it's my understanding that there are normal f'n Joe Blows out there who literally spend their Thursdays-Sundays watching golf on TV and literally waiting for the opportunity to call in a rules violation. I'm actually not trolling you about this at all.


Yep. On PGA radio there are people that call in each week and let the host know that they called in to let the pga know of rules violations or that certain guys should be fined for cursing during their round. It ridiculous that the PGA allows this bullshite in the first place.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:27 pm to
i completely agree with him
Posted by emoney
Westerville, OH
Member since May 2010
8751 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:33 pm to
I might be okay with this if every single shot was televised, but they are not. How do we know that Ben Curtis played a perfect round if we don't see all of his shots? Also, what is the purpose of rules' officials if they are making decisions, and then are undermined by a non-paid affiliate to the game that they officiate. Doesn't that tell us that these officials are poorly prepared and not very well certified?
Posted by lsutigers1992
Member since Mar 2006
25317 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:36 pm to
If rules weren't selectively enforced, people wouldn't have to make phone calls.
Posted by PuntBamaPunt
Member since Nov 2010
10070 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:46 pm to
Tv viewers got the columbian guy, don't recall his name.

VIllegas?
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
52570 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

Do you know how many times I'd have to call in during an Alabama lsu football game? I'd have that bitch on speed dial!


fricking this.
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11850 posts
Posted on 4/13/13 at 3:52 pm to
Crowdreffing is the tits
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