When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Darren Rovell reports:
Gatorade officials provided a statement to CNBC which says: “We decided several months ago to discontinue Gatorade Tiger Focus along with some other products to make room for our planned series of innovative products in 2010.”
The media will pouce all of this but I believe
Gawker reports US Weekly paid $150,000 for it. For the amount of damage this will do to Tiger's image, it does make you wonder if he turned down the opportunity to pay for this himself?
From USWeekly.com:
From Golf Digest:
In the upcoming January issue of Golf Digest, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde is going straight to the top in the name of improving golf’s image in Washington D.C. That’s why President Obama, along with Tiger Woods, is on the cover:
The message to Congress and the Obama administration? The golf industry accounts for 2 million jobs with a total economic impact of $195 billion annually.
In addition to the cover, the feature article focuses on 10 things Obama could learn from Tiger—and vice versa. Providing the tips is a group of influential writers and players, including Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Brokaw, Mark Whitaker, Don Van Natta Jr. and Steve Rushin. The piece is attached below:
Additional highlights include:
· Golf Digest Survey – “What’s a Reasonable Amount of Golf for President Obama?”: 45.9% of readers said “As much as he can without affecting his work,” compared to only 7.8% who said “Never”
· Fun Fact: Using Golf Digest’s Presidential Rankings, we compared the Dow Jones Industrial Average on both the inauguration and final day in office of our best golfing Presidents. Nine out of the top 10 saw increases in the Dow during their terms.
Thanks to reader Kyle H for this:
Since the first AP alert on Tiger's accident, I've subscribed to the theory that he needs to just say what happened, maybe crack a joke or shed a tear, and move on ala Letterman or Kobe.
However, evidence is mounting that Tiger has been correct in remaining silent, though not for the reason these two more columnists noted today (here and here, thanks reader Tom).
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time 3 p.m.
Location Florida Highway Patrol Station, 133 South Semoran Blvd. Orlando, Fl. 32807
SUBJECT: Updated information in the Tiger Woods single vehicle car crash.
The good news for Tiger? Most of the written conjecture has shifted from the particulars of the accident to a focus on his handling of the crisis.
The bad news? Most experts and non-experts alike think silence is not the way to go about putting this to rest.
It was sounding so good until the Curt Schilling part:
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, Rich Lerner will host a Golf Central Special: Tiger Woods, examining all of the news and providing analysis on the Tiger Woods situation. Contributing to the show will be the network’s team of reporters and analysts including Steve Sands and Jim Gray reporting from California and GOLF CHANNEL contributor John Feinstein and business reporter Adam Barr reporting on Madison Avenue’s reaction to the situation.
Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning
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