Tiger And Golf After The Accident: Vol. 2, What Happens In 2010
/This is a simple one.
Where does he start his 2010 golf?
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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
“She really believes in the importance of parents staying together.”
/Soraya Roberts of the New York Daily News says People magazine will report in Friday's edition that Elin Woods is not going to divorce Tiger.
I understand that it's not our business what they end up doing, but the primary behind-the-scenes scuttlebutt centers around what a marriage salvation scenario means for Tiger's professional support team. Since some were either enablers or turning a blind eye to his antics, it's been suggested Tiger will not be able to save his marriage while continuing on with certain key people in his life.
Some People Really Want To See Tiger Do Oprah
/Apparently Tiger hasn't suffered enough so if he ever wants to make another endorsement dollar again, so to make things right with the world, he must be subjected to 47 minutes of Oprah Winfrey lobbing softballs, interspersed with the inevitable tears and way too many annoying shots of audience members feigning concern for weepy Tiger's future all the while hoping he's brought a parting gift for each and every guest.
Read MoreNo Congressional Gold Medal For Tiger
/Representative Joe Baca is withdrawing his effort to award Tiger with the "highest civilian award by Congress."
Read MoreGatorade Drops "Tiger Focus," Not Tied To Recent Events**
/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
Monty Loses His License While Tiger Pays $164 Fine!
/Seems our man loves to drive his X5 a wee bit fast and thanks to Scotland's tough policy on speeding, won't be able to drive for six months due to Scotland's much tougher standards than the Florida Highway Patrol. (Not to worry Monty, you can still enjoy the bliss of washing the cars!). Patrick Hill reports:
Read MoreDaily Beast Shocker: Golfers Play As Many As 20 Events A Year, Often Meet Future Wives At Tournaments!
/Those are just two of the many stunning and profound revelations in Gerald Posner's laugh-out-loud disaster of a story on the dark side of the PGA Tour. Excuse me, the "PGA" as he erroneously calls it.
Read MoreThe Tiger Voice Mail Released...
/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:
"10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger"
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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.
Chinese Reenactment Of Woods Accident
/Thanks to reader Kyle H for this:
Latest Tiger Clippings, Barkley: "I think he is making a serious mistake."**
/Emily Smith of the New York Post scores an exclusive interview with Rachel Uchitel about the National Equirer story linking her to Tiger Woods in which Uchitel denies the facts as presented in the story. Based on the comments and no mention of Gloria Allred's name, it sounds as if she is not representing Uchitel (I've emailed Allred for comment):
Read MoreFHP Charges Tiger With Careless Driving; Case Closed?
/One thing really leaps out from today's Florida Highway Patrol announcement of Tiger's $164 fine and four point addition to his drivers license record.
Read More"Because of Florida's domestic-violence laws, admitting to the police that Nordegren in any way harmed him would virtually guarantee that the glamorous Elin would be led out of their mansion in handcuffs, even if he protested it."
/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).
