Should Cristie Kerr Been Given a Free Drop at the Final Round of Hole 17?

Did you guys see the official give Cristie Kerr a free drop on hole 17? The reason was because of the red ants on the cable?

Personally I feel she had a BIG advantage from the free drop.... if she wins the cup I feel so sorry for Ai Miyazato...

the rules official deem it was a free drop, so she gets a lucky break

It is entitled under USGA Rules 33-8/22 and Decision 1-4/10 which allows the player to take a free drop within 1 club length of the nearest point of relief from the danger, without being nearer to the hole. This rule was highlighted in March's issue of Golf Magazine.

PS: just checked the leader board on LPGA.com and it looks like she Bogied the 17th Hole

Heard commentator saying she got relief for the red ants and not for the cable.
Funny ruling.
thankfully Ai won by 2 strokes in the end. Banzai!

If I heard the commentator right, they mentioned the place she stand at is near a nest of red ants... thus the free drop...

They could have just swept the ants away... anyways all was well.... Hurray for Ai Miyazato....

wahhh i was bitten by one under the tree.. those ants are nasty and HUGE!
i wont want to be the one getting rid of the ants.

missmoon wrote:

wahhh i was bitten by one under the tree.. those ants are nasty and HUGE!
i wont want to be the one getting rid of the ants.

Wah..Moon, what were you doing hiding under the tree ah? You were supposed to marshal the place. Instead.... ha ha the ant was just doing its 'marshaling' job of getting the marshals to do their job kekekekek..

titu

Tituman wrote:

missmoon wrote:

wahhh i was bitten by one under the tree.. those ants are nasty and HUGE!
i wont want to be the one getting rid of the ants.

Wah..Moon, what were you doing hiding under the tree ah? You were supposed to marshal the place. Instead.... ha ha the ant was just doing its 'marshaling' job of getting the marshals to do their job kekekekek..

titu

all of us chow ta.. in btw flight we walked to the shade.. today's sun is super hot!

missmoon wrote:

all of us chow ta.. in btw flight we walked to the shade.. today's sun is super hot!

the sun today was scorching...i was only there from 11am till 3pm++ and now i have bad sunburn,
wished i had worn my SKINS.....

missmoon wrote:

Tituman wrote:

missmoon wrote:

wahhh i was bitten by one under the tree.. those ants are nasty and HUGE!
i wont want to be the one getting rid of the ants.

Wah..Moon, what were you doing hiding under the tree ah? You were supposed to marshal the place. Instead.... ha ha the ant was just doing its 'marshaling' job of getting the marshals to do their job kekekekek..

titu

all of us chow ta.. in btw flight we walked to the shade.. today's sun is super hot!

Moon I saw you wore your SKINS what? Ok la, your face got no SKINS to wear ..sigh.. ok excuse...kekekke.. just joshing la. Too free...

titu

i only have 1 skins.. wore on sat.. nv wear today