Perhaps even bigger than an Australian wining the Masters for the first time this year was the rule broken by Golf’s superstar.
We all saw what happened as Tiger attempted an approach shot from the fairway on the 15th hole. A beautifully hit shot was hit a little too perfectly as Tiger’s ball careened with the tee and rolled into the water. What happened next though, was the huge story.
Tiger took a drop that was later called illegal and cost him 2 strokes on his scorecard. Debate about whether or not the drop was illegal is still being discussed but the bigger confusion was the fact that a reported fan watching at home was the one who called in the penalty on Tiger. Finally, we find out that that caller in fact was Champions Tour golfer David Eger. Eger talked to Sports Illustrated about the process and how he went about actually saving Tiger in retrospect.
