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Decision ... Tiger Woods faces a sensational Masters exit. Source: Jewel Samad / AFP
Tiger Woods could be sensationally disqualified from the Masters due to an illegal drop in the second round.
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Officials at Augusta National are reportedly reviewing claims the four-time champion took an illegal drop after his pitch into the 15th green cannoned into the flagstick and bounced into the water hazard.
Woods, without any apparent concern from officials or fellow players at the time, took a shot from the area where the ball found the water.
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But after his round it became apparent Woods had dropped the ball further away from the initial position than permitted.
The United States Golf Association rule 26-1a states that a player must take their drop "as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played'', but Woods confirmed in a post-round interview he had opted to take it "two yards away'' from the original position.
This has embroiled the 14-time major winner in controversy, as many believe Woods contravened the drop rule and therefore should have incurred a two-stroke penalty, instead of the one he accepted.
Woods is currently just three shots off the lead held by Australian Jason Day in a tie for seventh.
"I went down to the drop area, that wasn't going to be a good spot, because obviously it's into the grain, it's really grainy there,'' he said.
"And it was a little bit wet. So it was muddy and not a good spot to drop. So I went back to where I played it from, but I went two yards further back.
"I tried to take two yards off the shot of what I felt I hit - that should land me short of the flag and not have it either hit the flag or skip over the back.
"I felt that that was going to be the right decision to take off four right there. And I did. It worked out perfectly.''
Opinion across Augusta National is severely divided with the decision to likely come down to the definition of 'as nearly as possible'.
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