Anyone who watches sports has to love the drama a game can bring. Throw in some controversy now and again and you've got a topic for a sports talk show. Sometimes its not about who won, but how they won.

This past weekend the PGA tour again had drama and controversy, with a little name calling mixed in. Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia were at the center of the verbal dispute.  In question was an incident in Saturdays round with the two paired in the same group. While Sergio was about to hit a shot Tiger pulled a club from his bag and the crowd became excited and loud. Instead of backing away Sergio went ahead and hit his ball way right of the green and made bogey. During a weather suspension he questioned Tiger's timing of the incident. Tiger on the other hand said he was told by a marshal that Sergio had already hit his shot and called him a complainer. The marshal later said he did not tell Tiger that Sergio had hit his shot. Does that make Tiger a liar?

Golf is known as a "Gentleman's Game." But the name calling  between Tiger and Sergio certainly doesn't qualify as gentlemanly. It made them both look bad. Their feud makes for good fodder, but is unnecessary especially for Tiger as he tries to get back to winning Majors and mending his reputation.

The second controversy in The Players Championship also included Tiger. During the final round Tiger hit his ball in a lateral water hazard on the 14th hole. The rule states that Tiger should have dropped his ball at the last point it crossed the hazard. His playing partner Casey Witteneberg told Tiger he saw where it last crossed the hazard and that is where Tiger dropped. Although inconclusive, a TV replay showed that Tiger got the benefit of the doubt with his drop. He did the right thing by consulting his playing partner, but it makes me wonder why there are not rules officials on every hole of a PGA event. If a PGA official had ruled it was the proper place to drop that would be the end of the story.

Tiger has been the subject of three questionable drops already this year. He was issued a 2-stroke penalty for an illegal drop in the Abu Dhabi golf championship. He was nearly disqualified at the Masters for an illegal drop that some think wasn't illegal in the first place. With a call to the PGA tour I found out that there is generally a team of eight rules officials that work a PGA event. This explains why when a ruling is called for it takes a fair amount of time. A rules official on every hole would help alleviate any controversy and potentially speed up play. Isn't that why they are there? 

I am not in favor of television viewers being allowed to call in penalties on players. If a PGA official makes a ruling that should be the end of it. Move on! Finish the round and sign the scorecard.  And, a memo to Tiger and Sergio, when the last putt is holed, shake hands with your opponent and leave the name calling to third graders.