By Sportsmail Reporter
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The BBC have come under fire from golf fans for having former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan as one of their reporters in Augusta for the Masters.
Vaughan admitted he had a stinker on the final day and suffered a backlash from fans, in particular for the handling of his interview with Tiger Woods.
The former cricketer ? who adds expert analysis to BBC Radio's Test Match Special - was used as the corporation?s interviewer to the stars as they came off the course during the four days.
Different ball game: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan interviews Masters winner Bubba Watson on the BBC
But he has been heavily criticised by viewers after mentioning in his chat with Woods that the American had only won three Masters titles.
?Four actually,? was Woods? response to Vaughan?s inaccuracy and the 37-year-old Ashes-winning hero later took to Twitter to write: ?Poor day at the office #hadastinker?
Lee Westwood, who finished tied for third at Augusta, aimed a friendly jibe at his pal, saying: ?So how many masters has tiger won??? Heard about your mistake already Vaughny!?
Vaughan replied: 'Ha ha.. School boy error... What is one major among friends?? Nice play today.'
Winners in their field: Vaughan lifting the Ashes and Woods with one of his FOUR Masters titles
Viewers also cringed when the 37-year-old made Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia repeat their on-course hug live on TV.
The BBC, which is battling to keep hold of its sports rights, is under pressure for its heavy use of former sports stars in place of experienced journalists.
On Twitter, Masters fan Chris Lindley said: ?Michael Vaughan doesn?t deserve to do golf, a golf EXPERT should.?
In his natural environment: Vaughan with Jonathan Agnew on Test Match Special
Mark Sugden added: ?Still can?t quite get why michael vaughan was on the masters? If he was quirky or asked good questions fair enough. But he did neither.?
And Graham Thomas joked: 'Don?t worry Michael Vaughan, Tiger Woods is probably unsure of how many Test hundreds you scored.'
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