CHASKA, Minnesota – Tiger Woods has not been fined for criticizing an official's decision to enforce slow play rules on Woods and Padraig Harrington in the last round of the Bridgestone Invitational.

US media reports had claimed Woods would be fined for his comments Sunday after Ireland's Harrington rushed shots on the 16th hole and took a triple bogey that cost him the lead and ultimately a title at Firestone Country Club.

"There's no fine. That was an erroneous report," Woods said Tuesday.

European Tour chief referee John Paramor put Woods and Harrington on the clock at the 16th tee. Harrington hurried three shots, pitched his fourth in the water and saw a one-stroke lead become a three-stroke deficit.

"I'm sorry that John got in the way of a great battle," Woods said Sunday. "I don't think Paddy would have hit the pitch shot that way if he was able to take his time, look at it, analyze it. But he was on the clock."

A statement from the PGA Tour confirmed that tour officials did not consider the comments by Woods as worthy of punishment.

"The information that was conveyed to the reporter was inaccurate. There has been no process started with respect to any disciplinary action," the tour statement said.

"Based on the reports we have read, Tiger's comments related to the impact of the decision. We did not read them as being an unreasonable attack or disparaging."