Anyone see the guy put a huge dent into his I think 6 iron trying to hit a golf ball right in front of a rock? Why didn't he move the rock?

I would like to know as well. The only explanation I can think of is that the rock may have been partially embedded.

Kevin

He's not a rock scientist

If we're talking about Hawaii...ya can't move the rocks man!




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who knows.

I was wondering the same thing... then it dawned on me, sand, hazard, can't remove loose impediments from it. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I thought.

Not a hazard, he was in a waste area.

Kevin

It was his 9 iron.

If the rock was embedded .. it isn't anymore!!

If he was in a hazzard...

Was it a hazard?


I saw it on golf central but only caught the last few seconds of it.


If it was a waste bunker, I thought you could ground your club and remove loose impediments.

I saw it durning the broadcast. He ripped it out on the 1st swing and missed the ball. Then basically used the rock as an "inside approach" for the next shot. If it were legal to move it, I'm sure he would have on the 2nd, it was very close to the ball still. To tell you truth, the 1st swing looked like he might have been trying to hit the rock hard enough that it would hit the ball and knock it out of there.

It was Oliver Wilson at Abu Dhabi (European Tour) and he was in a hazard.

GM is correct it was at Abu Dhabi and he was in a hazard. He was using a Callaway X-Forged 9 iron.

Tiger would have moved it.

Thanks for the clarification.

Kevin

Fixed!

I just couldn't believe he even attempted this shot in the first place. The odds of him making clean contact were probably 100-1. He couldn't even fit the head of a hybrid between the rock and the ball. Very, very dangerous for his wrist.

its was oliver wilson, he wasnt allowed to move it and he didnt take a penalty drop because he was worried about the ball plugging in the waste area, casey dropped in the waste about 3 holes later and it plugged, wilson ended up only making bogey which was good.

it definately was his 9 iron, i wathced it live on sky sports and they showed the sole of the club

Mark, now I don't understand. If it was a waste area as I originally thought, rather than a bunker, why was he not allowed to move the loose impediment. Was it embedded?

Thanks,
Kevin

nah was a hazard, well thats what the commentatos said on sky sports cos he didnt ground his club and it was close to water

Ahhh, that would be an important distinction!

Kevin

haha sorry, it was definately a hazard sorry about the confusion

Hey, no problem Mark. We are all in the same boat here, none of us knows where it's going, and the Captain abandoned ship a long time ago.

Kevin

heres the sole of the club anyways

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Yep, this deffo came to my mind whilst reading the thread.