• AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Tiger Woods dropped two strokes at the Masters before he even hit a shot Saturday.
• At least he's still in the tournament.
• Woods got a reprieve at the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but avoided a more serious sanction -- disqualification.
• The decision stirred up plenty of debate on social media, with some fellow golfers claiming Woods got special treatment -- especially coming one day after 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was penalized one shot for slow play, which nearly caused him to miss the cut.
• "I think he should WD (withdraw). He took a drop to gain an advantage," David Duval, once Woods' top rival, wrote on Twitter.
• "I guess Tiger is BIGGER than golf. Any other person in the world gets DQ'd. Gotta keep those TV ratings going right?" tweeted Kyle Thompson, who plays on a lower-level tour.
• Hunter Mahan, who missed the Masters cut, praised the decision.
• "I like this ruling because he took an illegal drop but no official brought it to his (attention," Mahan tweeted.
• Beyond dispute, the penalty made it harder for Woods to win his fifth green jacket. Instead of starting out Saturday's third round three strokes off the lead, he faced a five-shot deficit.
• Jason Day was the leader at 6-under 138, one stroke ahead of Fred Couples and Marc Leishman. Seventeen players were within four strokes of the lead on what already figured to be a wild weekend, even before the stunning decision over Woods' drop during the second round at the par-5 15th hole.
• The problem began after Woods' third shot hit the flag stick and ricocheted back into the water. He took his penalty drop two yards behind where he hit the original shot, which was a rules violation.
• After a call from a television viewer, Augusta National reviewed the drop before Woods signed his card and found nothing wrong. Woods later said that he was try

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