Sergio Garcia Ruling Error

[dan360]

13 hours ago, davep043 said:

Let's be clear, Sergio hit the ball way wide of the fairway, by a quick Google Earth measurement he was at least 40 yards from the center of the fairway.  Nobody has ever said that he had a lie he could hit from over there, he may have needed to take relief anyway, and lost exactly nothing.  Or he may have tried to play it, and made 9.  

Dead wrong.  Perhaps stubbornness, in not trying to get additional information, but the official was doing his job, timing a search, starting from the time he saw Sergio wandering around with his head down.  

You shouldn't be unsure and completely sure in the same quote.  It's pure incompetence when a so-called professional inserts themselves into a situation and messes it up to the detriment of the competitor, and since none of us were a party directly involved, there is really no point to debate with other lookie-loo's.   

[T2WIN]

Thought you'd all get a kick outta this one.