Well ... naturally, in a gentlemans sport, tantrums aren't very fitting.

Thomas Bjorn wasn't really throwing a big fit, though. But just let his club fall through and touch the sand when coming back from his finishing position. It wasn't like an agressive "throw" of the club, just a stupid little bit of irritation.

Apart from that - isn't the call a bit harsh? I mean, he gets a 2-stroke penalty for "testing the sand", when he has just hit a bunker shot from the very same sand. One would think that he already knew the conditions of the bunker, and thus had no advantage to gain.

Furthermore, there is a decision that states, that using you club to even out holes you have just made from another shot, is comparable to raking the bunker, and thus legal, and Bjorn's move wasn't much more than that.

Oh well ... he takes a 2-stroke penalty on day one. All-in-all, that's not what cost him the victory. The collapse on the 16th and 17th on sunday was what messed it all up.

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//Mox
2008 bag:
Mizuno MX-500 460cc 10.5* Fujikura Tour Platform 26.3 stiff. (about to be replaced by MP-600 10,5* UST Proforce V2 stiff)
Mizuno F-50 3w 15* Fujikura Tour Platform 26.3 stiff.
Wilson Deep Red 5w 18* Graphalloy Fatshaft stiff
Cleveland HALO 3i hybrid 22* graphite regular
Mizuno MP-60e forged 5i-PW True Temper Dynamic gold R300 steel
Mizuno MP Black OX raw haze 50/6 GW, 54/9 SW, 58/10 LW
Heavy Putter B3-M
Titleist NXT Extreme