Tiger Woods has been furious on the course against his opponents. However, he is never a hot head when it comes outside the tournament. Yet, he had to lose his cool over the USGA officials for creating complications for a fellow PGA Tour player during the major tournament. 

Dustin Johnson won his first major title at the 2016 U. S. Open Championship. But not before facing issues with the USGA officials. 

As one can see in the video, the golfer caused his ball to move a little on the par-4 fifth green. Since his putter caused the ball to move, he should have gotten the penalty, according to the USGA rules. 

However, Johnson didn’t get a penalty on the 5th, but at the end of the round, the USGA took more time to evaluate whether to give him a penalty or not. Notably, DJ won the event with a 3-shot lead after getting one point cut down from his total for the penalty. 

Although the USGA’s decision was not against the rules, it received criticism for giving unwanted stress to Johnson by dragging the issue until the end. Even the professional golfers were furious towards the official’s actions, including Woods. 

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How did Tiger Woods react to the USGA after putting DJ under stress? 

“I watched. It was awful because no one knew what was going on,” Woods said after the tournament. According to the golf legend, no golfers knew what the score was, which made it difficult for them to calculate their entire game. “Am I tied for the lead, or am I leading the tournament?” he further added. “Am I one back, or am I tied?”

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The golfer didn’t support the decision of the USGA to make the decision till the end. “It was frustrating to watch how it was handled,” Woods added. “That championship being our national title and the history behind it, it deserved a better handling of the situation.”

Why didn’t Woods attend the 2016 U. S. Open? 

The 15-time major winner couldn’t attend the 2016 U. S. Open Championship. Notably, he had registered to play the event at the Oakmont County Club. 

In fact, he couldn’t compete in any of the major championships in the 2016 calendar year due to his back surgeries. It was the first time since 1995 that he had missed all the majors in a year. 

Tiger Woods considers the U.S. Open one of the prestigious events of American golf. And when the tournament officials behaved irresponsibly, he couldn’t control his anger. 

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