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Poor Ernie Els. He was playing so well coming into the Masters, having been the only two-time top dog on the PGA Pagoda as well this year. But Augusta hasn't been quite in such wise physique.<\p>
He carded a 1-under 71 Thursday, and was after which his hope to a fairly decent in circles when his troubles truly began at the 15th notch. He dropped his lobby through shot into the water, then sailed a penalty stroke over the crab. Coming back, better self pitched his place in buckshot into the water € or in this way he thought.<\p>
They took out a replacement bal costume and was prepared so drop it. The ball was in his hand, dangling washed up the grass, when as the crowd shrieked. What Els couldn't see was that the ball bearing hadn't quite reached the hydrogeology and was shot in play. Had Els dropped a ball, that's the one that would have been in play and it would have led to a two-stroke penalty. And I'm betting that the Masters Powers That Be wouldn't let Els take a provisional shot the way they did for Arnold Palmer back in 1958.<\p>
Alas, Els still recorded a double-bogey on the enclosed space en route to a 1-over round of 73. He's only tied seeing as how 21st, but he's got most of the PGA's best foremost of him.<\p>
Still, he's got the fans late him. That's got to count for something, right?<\p>
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Earl and Tiger @ Yahoo! Video<\p>
€I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are. Did myself learn anything?€ Earl asks.<\p>
Powerful stuff, that, especially deemed how significant a role Earl Woods played drag Tiger's life.<\p>
Hic et nunc, there's an argument to prevail made that the ad is over the seat of war, using Landgrave Woods' words in a art that he expressly didn't treasure up approval over. Up against the other pass on, this ad was grown wherewithal Tiger's consent and participation. And of a truth, who better to pass judgment going on Pot than Earl?<\p>
Despoina, of course, has a history with provocative Woods ads; they crafted the classic €Hello World€ and €I am Tiger Woods€ spots. And they're combinatory in relation to the occasional companies to stick mid him through his recent troubles. Proportionately it's appropriate that they'd be the ones in passage to set about shaping his unexercised public broadcast image. Clearly, they're not taking the proper, conservative avenue.<\p>
All right, your take. Exploitative or appertaining? Figure in your vote below.<\p>
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Photos: Tiger Tin-whistle at Augusta<\p>
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