Notable Rules Incidents of 2012

Fighting to make the cut on Friday at the Wells Fargo Championship, Tiger Woods hooked his drive on the fifth hole into the trees. After searching, the ball was nowhere to be found. Just before heading back to the tee, a spectator told the rules official that he had seen the ball land, but that it had disappeared by the time he got to the spot. Based on that evidence alone, the official ruled that the ball had been pocketed by a fan and awarded Woods a free drop, saving him two precious strokes.