See the Video of a Heckler Throwing a Hot Dog at Tiger Woods
- Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:25am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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SAN MARTIN, Calif. (The Blaze/AP) — Tiger Woods was sure to make news at CordeValle in his first tournament in seven weeks. Only it wasn’t from any of his scores or any of his shots. It was from a hot dog.
Even when he returned to golf last year after a sex scandal, Woods heard only the occasional heckle from the crowd or saw a plane toting a saucy message on a banner. But as he stood over a putt on the seventh green toward the end of his final round in the Frys.com Open, he heard a commotion from security and saw remnants of a hot dog being tossed in his direction.
“When I looked up, the hot dog was already in the air,” Woods said. “The bun was kind of disintegrating.”
Woods hadn’t played on the PGA Tour since the middle of August, when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship amid growing questions about whether he could get his game back to where it once was, or even come close to that standard.
His golf looked much improved.
After playing only six rounds since the Masters while letting injuries to his left leg fully heal, he overcame a sloppy opening 73 with three straight 68s – the first time he has had three rounds in a row in the 60s in more than a year on the PGA Tour. That amounted to progress, just not up the leaderboard.
Woods wound up 10 shots behind in a tie for 30th in what will be his final PGA Tour event of the year. Still to come is the Australian Open on Nov. 10-13, followed by the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.
But despite not winning the tournmaent, Woods managed to produce the most bizarre moment in what already is a strange year.
He stood over an 18-foot birdie putt late in his round when a 31-year-old man, whose name wasn’t released, yelled out his name and tossed the hot dog in his direction. Woods backed off his birdie putt, then quickly resumed play. He missed the putt.
“Some guy just came running on the green, and he had a hot dog, and evidently … I don’t know how he tried to throw it, but I was kind of focusing on my putt when he started yelling,” said Woods, who didn’t seem bothered by it. “Next thing I know, he laid on the ground, and looked like he wanted to be arrested because he … put his hands behind his back and turned his head.”
Sgt. Jose Cardoza said the man was arrested for disturbing the peace and removed from the property. Because it was a misdemeanor, Cardoza said the man would not be taken to jail and his name not disclosed. Cardoza said only that he was from Santa Rosa.
“He was very cooperative,” Cardoza said. “They said, ‘Why did you do this?’ He just shook his head in guilt or remorse. He didn’t give a reason why he did it.”
Cardoza said the man claimed he wasn’t throwing the hot dog at Woods, rather tossing it in the air. He said the man acknowledged having a drink earlier in the day, but that the man was not drunk.
Arjun Atwal, who played with Woods, said he was concerned for a moment at the sight of a fan yelling out Woods’ name and approaching the green.
“They could have shot him,” Atwal said. “The cops could have thought it was something else.”
It was high drama, albeit briefly, an example that Woods attracts attention simply by being at a tournament.
The longest playoff of the year. The first win for Molder. There was even 21-year-old Bud Cauley shooting 66 to finish third, which likely will be enough for him to become only the sixth player to get a PGA Tour card without going to Q-school.
And a hot dog steals the show.
“It was bizarre,” said Rod Pampling, who also played with Woods. “This guy comes running out with a hot dog in his hand, and then he lays down and puts his hands behind his back.”
Woods said he never felt threatened because he was on the back end of the green and the fan never got close to him. He heard the commotion of security behind him, and when he looked up, the hot dog already was in the air.
“I guess he wanted to be in the news,” Woods said. “And I’m sure he will be.”
When he finished with a final birdie, any seriousness of the incident gave way to levity. Dan Diggins, head of security for tournament sponsor Frys Electronics, said the man would be arrested for “everything” and described him as “just an idiot.”
“It wasn’t a chili dog,” Diggins said. “That could have been really bad.”
The rest of Woods‘ round wasn’t nearly as eventful. He did get on the leaderboard, before the leaders teed off, with four birdies in his opening six holes. But he missed the 16th green and made bogey, and after an easy birdie on the 17th, didn’t make another one until his final hole on the par-5 ninth. He attributed that to not enough play.
Because of injuries to his left leg this year that are finally healed, Woods now has played only 10 full rounds since the Masters.
“I haven’t played much,” Woods said. “That comes with competitive flow, understanding the situations and feels, and game time is a little bit different.”
He is hosting a tournament at Pebble Beach next week to raise money for his foundation, and he said “family obligations” would keep him from playing the season-ending tournament at Disney.
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Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:58pmit’s easy to see why the left-wing media missed the nuience
Report Post »of the hot dog…..
they don’t have a whinner themselves.
Rancid Rightwinger
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:53pmWell, Tiger wasn’t the only one on that green known for slinging wiener for long.
Report Post »Lover of America
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:39pmFor the record people: Why is it that men can’t seem to keep it in their pants? I agree, women do tease but don’t you so called men have any self control? Apparently not. Tiger Woods, Jessie Jackson, Bill Cosby, John Edwards they’ve all fathered children outside of their marriages; the list goes on and on………but the most disgusting one is Bill “Slick Willy” Clinton; it’s not that he was doing every intern on the hill, he friggin lied about it.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 3:26pmA high percentage of the cases where men father children outside of their marriages, there is also a woman involved.
Report Post »hogorina
Posted on October 13, 2011 at 10:29amMonica Lewinsky will go down in history as making it to the White House on her own fundamentals. Even mice have developed instincts in deviating from their natural norm. Humanoids are unpredictable within a national system that revels in the life of gutteral intempromentalism.
Report Post »jaredhart
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:23pmOne lied to Congress and the American people about it. The other apologized and moved on.
Report Post »Mahakala
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:18pmSo why is Tiger Wood viewed differently than Bill Clinton? They both cheated on their wives. yet one is still revered.
Report Post »geewhiz1962
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:09pmDamn and there are protesters on wall street that could have used that hot dog….For shame
Report Post »piper60
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:06pmWhy is this in the news? When Tiger does something interesting, then report it.
Report Post »Guitar Master
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:44amzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The REPORTER’S View
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Throwing a cow-pie would have been much more appropriate.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:25amPhiladelphia Eagles new QB???
Report Post »LastingLiberty
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:04amDang, that hot dog looked yummy. And think of all the poor starving liberals occupying wall street.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:16amAnother nut bag who thinks he has a cause!
Report Post »Wayne
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:42amTiger woods is a jerk, someone said Clinton did worst, I don’t think Clinton had more than 100 whores woods treated his wife and children like dirt and he is as sorry as dirt. I refuse to watch when he is playing.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:56amThe difference between Clinton and Woods is that Clinton‘s wife accepted his cheating by staying with him and Wood’s wife kicked him to the curb.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:57amMaybe he did his wife !
Report Post »GetRealThinker
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:05amWayne, you have no clue how many woman Clinton has kept quiet! Comparing Woods to Clinton is a joke. Why are we even still talking about Woods, he is an athlete, that’s it! Quit holding him up as some deity that you base your life and principle’s around. Go and be a role model instead of looking for one!
Report Post »CorpsmanToPA
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:13amThen don’t watch. Ain’t freedom grand.
Report Post »blazingaway
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:37amEvery sport, as the focus becomes money, power and fame has become crap with crap fans and crap players.
Report Post »motherof18
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:42amThere is still one pure sport, mixed martial arts. That is the only sport I watch.
Report Post »SovereignSoul
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 2:57pmMen beating each other to a pulp. That’s what Jesus would watch.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:32amTiger Woods has to much money too, take it from him. We are eating each other not hot dogs. God Bless America !!
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:25amTiger who?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:12amI thought everyone knew that Tiger doesn’t prefer weiners.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:04amThe heckler got short changed! He only got twelve seconds of fame.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:58am.
Report Post »Don’t throw your weiner Tweet it…………
13th Imam
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:55amMoochelle has declared Hot Dog’s, deadly weapons. This perp will now be strung up for Assault with a Deadly Weapon. He should have used a shoe.
Report Post »Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:43amI don’t understand why anyone would heckle Woods. His transgressions were personal and he has paid big time for what he did. Leave the man alone and let him play golf. If someone doesn’t like him they can root for one of his opponents.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:58amAgreed
Report Post »mils
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:02amI think it’s absolutely pathetic the way Woods has been treated. Clinton did far worse…cigars blue dress the white house and all…yet he’s treated like a king….Woods trangressions were private yet Americans have treated this man like a leper.
NO excuses for this treatment. NONE
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:20am@ dougral supports israel—-While throwing hotdogs is inappropriate and childish consider this: Tiger shamed his Mother and Father, dishonored his wife and children, destroyed his reputation, disgraced the honorable game of golf and tarnished his image for millions of kids. …And still interviews with smuggness and arrogance… HE STILL DOESN’T GET IT!
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 3:14pmNo, MAGYAR — YOU still don’t get OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »atlantaguy111
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:34amWhat a sad excuse for a heckler.. If you’re gonna heckle, you know, make your mark on the situation.. lol
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:29amLeave the poor has been alone.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:28amAfter all the hotdogs Tiger has “thrown around”, I guess turnaround is fair play.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:22amYou got it!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:27amA perfectly good waste of pig intestine and all the fixin’s…Probably a ‘ball park frank’…What a loss.
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:09amI don’t know. Looked like he was headed for the clubhouse.. paper towel.. microwave.
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