# Masters: will Tiger win?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-will-tiger-win/655469>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 12, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-will-tiger-win/655469 "2013-04-12T03:10:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-will-tiger-win/655469/21 "2013-04-13T17:56:20Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> His drop did not improve his lie over the first shot …

There’s nothing in the rule about a drop being okay if it doesn’t improve your lie - no doubt in part because there’s no objective way to determine what constitutes improvement. And note that Tiger felt the drop did improve his chances - he wanted to hit about the same shot, but have it land just a bit shorter.

> [@](#):
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> … and wasn’t closer to the hole.

Again, the relevant rule doesn’t make that provision.

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