To be fair, while Azinger’s tone and cadence were measured, his comments felt unnecessarily acidic. Trying to belittle the European Tour to make his case isn’t right. That doesn’t mean Azinger was wrong.
After the 2011 Masters champ’s group was put on the clock on the 18th hole, the usually cool-headed South African got “heated” as described by NBC/Golf Channel’s Dan Hicks during Friday’s coverage.