This Could Get Awkward, Tiger U.S. Open Presser Edition...
/...assuming anyone asks Tiger about it during Tuesday's press conference.
Read MoreWhen 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
"[Tiger’s fee] won’t be made public."
/
Thomas Hunter reporting on Tiger's return to the Australian Masters, says his appearance fee will not be made public despite the wildly successful appearance last year. Well, wildly successful on most levels.
It was time to bring some life and fun back into golf."
/WSJ's Suzanne Vranica reports on EA's new "lighthearted" Tiger Woods ad.
"It was time to bring some life and fun back into golf," says Peter Moore, president of EA Sports. "It's been a tough six months in the business of golf and with what went on with Tiger...it is time to lighten up."
Mr. Woods hasn't had much to smile about of late. In May, he withdrew from the Players Championship in the final round because of a neck injury. He is expected to return to competition at the Memorial Tournament, which starts Thursday.
The EA ads were shot on May 11 in Orlando, Fla., marking Mr. Woods's second campaign since his image and golf career were upended by marital infidelities.
May 11th eh? Two days after the Players WD? Wasn't the facet joint still inflamed?
Update on 2010-06-03 15:13 by Geoff
Tiger, Wednesday at the Memorial, on his post-Players golf:
Q. Tiger, can you fill us in on when you were able to get back to practicing. It sounds like you put the clubs away for a little while after the diagnosis and then what it's been like since then?
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, I was off for three. So it was about a week and a half before I picked up a club and then gradually got into it.
"No plans."
/Other than some entertaining attempts to rally kill questions about the 2000 U.S. Open with some fairly persistent interrogation about the neck injury, it was a pretty uneventful Tiger Woods news conference at Muirfield Village.
Read MoreHank Still Just A Bit Defensive About The State Of Tiger's Swing
/From Brian Wacker's entertaining exchange with the former-by-choice instructor to Tiger Woods.
Read MoreQ&A With Robert Lusetich
/Robert Lusetich's engaging Unplayable was released two weeks ago and stands up as a compelling look at Tiger's "tumultuous" 2009 season. Lusetich's firsthand account of a majority of Tiger appearances is enhanced by rare access to key members of Team Tiger.
Read MoreRounds Way Up; Average Player Getting In 2.1 A Day!
/From Darren Rovell's story on the business of Tiger...
EA released its online game the week of the Masters and EA spokesman David Tinson reports that 4.2 million rounds have been played in the last three months, with the average player playing 2.1 rounds a day. “We’re encouraged by the trends we’re seeing and continue to invest in bringing more experiences like this online as the business continues to transition to digital.” Woods will still be the main endorser behind Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’11 that hits shelves on June 8, although he will share the cover with Rory McIlroy.
Tiger One-Ups Jack!
/So Tiger, who wouldn't be caught dead on the par-3 course before the Masters (and who can blame him after what it's turned into) because he's preparing for the tournament, will play the former champion challenge event on Wednesday of Open Championship week. That leaves Jack, Nick Price, and Johnny Miller as the only living absentees (along with 89-year-old Kel Nagle).
