| Tiger Woods was distancing himself from angry | | | | describing the lay as being awful, and most |
| claims that he was being more favourable | | | | difficult for Tiger to make the shot. Roe |
| treated by the R&A Officials during the | | | | stated it was very movable and moments later |
| opening round of the British Open at | | | | went on to prove his point. |
| Carnoustie. | | | | |
| | | | Later Roe was to be surprised even more to |
| Tigers ball came to rest from his drive from | | | | find out that Tiger had not asked for the |
| the 10th tee against Television cables. Mr | | | | rule to be invoked. Tiger Woods himself |
| Holmes the R&A official with the party, tried | | | | stated that he had been surprised to be |
| and failed to move the cables himself and | | | | offered the drop as he did not ask for it. |
| failed deemed them a immovable obstruction. | | | | (Television Cables are normally classed as |
| Hence tiger was entitled and given a free | | | | movable but on this occasion immovable). |
| drop. However Mark Roe the radio commentator | | | | |
| who was also with the group told his | | | | Later Holmes said it was ridiculous that he |
| listeners that in the twenty or so years he | | | | had deemed the cables immovable because of |
| had played the European Tour he had never | | | | whose ball it was, (Tigers), and that he had |
| seen or heard of such a drop given. He | | | | applied the letter of the rule. I couldn't |
| suggested that Holmes only called it because | | | | move the cables, so they became immovable, |
| it was Tiger Woods. He also went further by | | | | and that is that. |