No doubt somebody somewhere will announce that Tiger is coming back evey week for the next year.I'll believe it when he turns up in the car park.
Hopefully somebody will remind him that is where he parks for a tournament and not where he meets one of his cocktail waitresses.

I can't wait. The Tavistock Cup is my favorite event of the year. It's much more exciting than the FedUp Cup.

This has to be rubbish, surely? Tiger Woods is barely two months down the round from a certain lifestyle. Does anyone seriously believe he could have resolved those issues in such a short space of time? He needs to prove to his wife he has turned away from that lifestyle and the only way he can do that is to invest in lengthy quality family time as part of the healing process. If he returns to golf as soon as March then I would seriously question his sincerity of being a changed man.

btw the Tavistock is a borefest.

"down the round"??? I think you all knew what I meant to say.

I solved it, C&C. It was just roundabout way of saying it.

I wish Tiger to become, for the first time, a man -- a real man. Not to remain the child-adult "chadult" he has is to date. I hope he comes back and succeeds and is a gentleman to everyone in so doing. He needs to apologize to all of us who he tried, in vain, to trick. Enough with the image consultants, hangers-on, the "posse", the ridiculously silly acting caddy, etc. If being a "real man" means you'll win less, then so be it. All the golf victories in the world are silly compared to living life correctly. He's created responsibilities that need him thinking maturely, not as a little, spoiled kid. I sure hope he does it (it being "all the above") correctly this time. Best of luck, Tiger. With your life, you're going to need it. You're handicapped and you don't even know it. You think you sit on the top of the world, but you don't. All that accompanies your life--the travel, the money, the glamour, the people, etc--are silly and to the greater extent, unnecessary. Look where all this has gotten you so far.

Wait til' Tiger reads Arthur's opus. That'll turn him around.

Hmm, an entirely controlled event and then the Masters. Yep, he certainly gets it now, LOL.
He can't change his stripes- a month to cure his sex addiction?
Yeah, right.

I wonder if "Fake Ambien Orgasm" will be in the gallery.

I am with Mr. Epps 100%. I hope Tiger becomes that man. If so, I think everyone will forgive him and be in his corner. It will take time, but I think people will if he indeed "grows up" before peoples eyes.

We all suffer from human frailty...we just don't all get the opportunity to show how much of an idiot we are at young ages with bundles of cash and fame.

I am on record being critical of Tiger, but when I try to imagine what I would have been like had I been in the position in life he was in as a young twenty something...OH MY GOD...I would have been a disaster...a friggin' disaster!!!!

As I said, I have been critical of Tiger not just for this but for a lot of his actions for a few years now...but I would like to see him turn into a man and get his life straight.

Why would Tiger win any less often when he comes back?

Intramurals do not constitute a return. I bet he will be able to control the medium and the message though.

Didn't TMZ also say that Tiger was on his yacht with Rachel U?

If you throw enough feces on the wall, I suppose.....

I just wish he'd retire and become a recluse. He's an embarrassment to the world of golf and a sideshow circus.

DRM...that is funny stuff!

Hard to believe Elin isn't going to get away from him and start a new life with the kids.

No chance of him retiring, DRM.

He wants the majors record, bad.

I hope he doesn't get it.

This coming from someone who at one time wanted him to break all the records.

If he returns to this Cup it might give more people more reason not to watch. Just a thought?

I'm tipping a return at Bay Hill, with Palm Sunday 28 March providing the appropriate occasion for a return from the wilderness. A donkey has been arranged. Arnie will look on smiling. Again. All will be well with the world. Again. And everything else will probably happen, too. Again. I do mean everything.

I'd bet good money Arnie is actively recruiting Tiger to return at Bay Hill...it's all about the Benjamin's for Arnie, and Tiger at Bay Hill would bring record crowds.

Did you know Bay Hill is one of the few "for profit" events left on tour? Annually seven figures goes directly into AP's pocket, and historically five figures goes to the charity...

...do that math.

Didn't Arnie's tournament website diss Tiger? That hardly translates into an appearance. Now, if Arnie had encouraged TW, applying some honesty on his own part....

Agreed, wherever TW reappears, it will be a seismic occasion.

DRM, your comment" I wish he'd retire and become a recluse. He's an embarrassment to the world of golf and a sideshow circus." Your "slip" is showing!! What a racist comment!! Seriously now, Yes TW cheated on his wife - not the nicest thing to do. However he has not committed a crime. In addition, TW is not the first person and will not be the last person to commit adultery. Look at all the important people in society that is known about that have committed adultery - Presidents, Prime Ministers, Members of Congress etc. Incidentally, a real embarassment to the world of golf (PGA Tour) is the fact that not even 40 years ago, black players were not allowed to be members. Take a look at the players that were around then, did they do anything to remedy that? " the gentlemen" of the PGA.

Where did you come up with racism in DRM's post?? Good grief!!

Tiger Woods IS an embarrassment to the game of golf right now. Hell, I was a HUGE fan until all this crap came out. I turned on him not for his multiple mistresses but because he lied to me (and you) about who he is.

I like what Arthur Epps posted: "He needs to apologize to all of us who he tried, in vain, to trick."

That pretty much sums it up for me.

On one level, and frankly one still not fully investigated, Woods is a complete fraud. My bet? There's more to come...

Bigsky, Clue me in - When did TW lie yo you and me. Did he have a presonal conversation with you or me that I dont know about. We, I believe watch golf or any other sports for that matter, because we want to see highly skilled athletes perform at the highest level. We know jack about people's private life and I dont care about peoples life, in just the same way the players dont care about the private life of fans who watch them. Maybe you want TW and others who do bad things to wear a sign when they are playing to say "Hey I am an Adulterer, I beat my wife, I cheat on my Income Taxes, I am a Liar etc, so you don't think they are frauds. Grow up man, Sports people are a microcosim of society, they are not perfect, the only difference between them and us is, they make more money and are on TV. They are all fallible human beings. People like you choose to hold them to a higher standard than yourself, why? because they can play better golf ,basketball etc than you

peachtree, I don't hold anyone to any standard. I merely respond to people based on who they are and whether I have anything in common with them. On a personal level, that is how I make decisions about friendship. As a sports fan, that is how I decide who I watch, who I root for, and whether I buy the products they endorse. Nothing more, nothing less.

Initially, I didn't much care for Woods because I found him to be arrogant and childish. Over time, he won me over because of his great play and what seemed to be his solid character based on the image he portrayed in his commercials, in interviews, in stories done about him, and based on his demeanor on the course, the occasional emotional outburst notwithstanding (anyone who cares about playing this game well has to fight that demon).

How did he lie to me? For starters, most of his commercials were a lie. He wasn't even close to the person he portrayed himself to be. Why do you think he lost virtually all of his endorsement deals? It was because he had a secret life, not just a private life. And his secret life didn't sync up with his public image. Not by a long shot.

Most golf fans root for a player not just because they play great golf, but also because they have an image that fans find attractive. When Tiger's fans AND his sponsors found out about his secret life he began losing his endorsement deals at a startling rate. The reason? He lied to us about who he is, and the secret Tiger wasn't very attractive. Not to his wife. Not to his sponsors. And not to me and millions of other fans, despite your wishes to the contrary.

Here's the test: If you are right and his behavior shouldn't be viewed as objectionable to me and millions of other fans, why did Tiger keep it secret? The answer seems obvious, doesn't it?

If anyone needs to grow up it would be anyone who thinks that character doesn't matter.

P.S. Are you aware, peachtree, that the PGA Tour suspended Jim Thorpe from the Champions Tour today because he has been accused of cheating on his taxes? He hasn't been found guilty, mind you, just charged with possible tax avoidance. I suppose, based on your value system, the Tour was wrong in suspending him, and that I am wrong for viewing him differently than I did before his failure to pay over $2 million in taxes became known. Right?

BigSky, Should all Tour players sign an affidavit that they have never committed adultery? All of them endorse products and have some image. You are seeking to impose standards of behavior on golfers that do not apply elsewhere in life.

LOL! I'm not seeking to impose standards on anyone, and his adultery is between him and his wife. I'm just doing what the vast majority of golfers and golf fans have done. I'm responding to what I see. If I don't like what I see, I reserve the right to change my opinion of that person.

Let me ask you a question AG...How do you feel about Michael Vick killing dogs for sport? How do you feel about Jim Thorpe failing to pay $2M in taxes? How do you feel about a professional golfer, married, with two young children, having 14 mistresses, most of whom he lied to, telling them all that he loved them, leading them to believe that he was going to marry them? Would you want your daughter to marry him? (Remember, he would tell her that he loves her.) If you wouldn't, you're being hypocritical.

Where DO you draw the line, AG? Does anything go? Let me bring it down to the personal level. Do you cheat when you play golf?

I don't, and most serious golfers don't either. But a lot of us believe that is the other shoe about to drop with Tiger Woods. If he will lie and cheat in his personal life, how do we know that he hasn't used PEDs? How do we know that he hasn't comingled funds of the Tiger Woods Foundation or Tiger Jam? You do know that Rachel Uchitel flew to Australia with the CEO of the Tiger Woods Foundation, don't you? Who paid for the airline ticket? (You can bet she wasn't on TW's private jet!) You do know that Tiger Jam was held annually in Las Vegas where Tiger Woods had at least one mistress, don't you? Was that mistress on the payroll of Tiger Jam?

When AM I allowed to be offended by the behavior of a professional golfer or of anyone who comes into my life for that matter? After that person has been found guilty in a court of law of a felony and not until? Otherwise, it's no big deal? Is that the standard? Do I need to check with you to see if It's okay to be offended and to no longer give a damn about Tiger Woods? Or Michael Vick? Or Jim Thorpe?

I'm not applying standards to anyone except myself. That would be the standards of behavior of the people I want to associate with either directly as a friend, or indirectly as a fan. Nothing more, nothing less. But I guess that in the world of moral relativity we are no longer allowed to judge anyone for any reason, ever.

BigSky, You have not answered the question but engaged in an apoplectic rant instead and appear to have an unhealthy emotional investment in Tiger Woods. I never asked you to check with me about anything. I am merely asking if it would not be more consistent with your position to question whether others on the Tour have also engaged in what you regard as unacceptable conduct. If players undergo drug testing, what other questions should be put to them about their conduct whether on or off the course? Or is it preferable to wait until somehow something come out in public and then unload on them?

I think most of these critics have led a sheltered life.....I traveled on the job my whole life. The married guys I traveled with were worse than the single guys....rarely did I see guys turn down 'opportunities'.

Then when we visited the offices, the gossip hounds couldn't help telling us who the big shots were 'doing'. Most people would be shocked to know how much goes on. Common denominator is: if you are a company big shot, politician, celebrity, etc or just plain 'good lookin' you are aggresively pursued by women. It takes a certain kind of man to turn them all down. Tiger is not one of them and neither am I.