Tiger's Fees Down, And They're Still The Story
/Following Tuesday's mildly awkward Tiger presser, the lack of interesting answers made Tiger's appearance fee the story by default. Lawrence Donegan in The Guardian:
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 Abu Dhabi Presser
/I sat through this so you don't have to...
:45 First sightlines mention.
8:10: Donegan asks, "Does payment of appearance fees ever influence your scheduling?" Follows up with something about cutting his price ?
11:50 in is the first Hank-book question.
14:00 He's asked about a cricket test match...
18:40 First "traj's" reference.
20:30 Second Hank-book question, first really short and snippy answer.
21:25 First really cranky answer to a Hank-book question.
"Everyone has their price, a fact of sporting life that applies as much to Tiger Woods as it does to Hank Haney."
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Lawrence Donegan previews this week's European Tour event at Abu Dhabi and it reminds that there are two things that'll be fun about Tiger's appearance there: (A) he's playing a golf he doesn't know, which doesn't happen too often, and (B) during his Tuesday press conference, the Haney book questions are going fast, furious and fun!
Golf Channel's Morning Drive says they'll be picking up the Tiger press conference Tuesday morning, though I'm not sure yet on the exact time.
Update on 2012-01-23 23:00 by Geoff
**John Hawkins described Woods' appearance this way:
So Tiger Woods will skip a tournament he’s won six times to play in what is essentially a conflicting event – I guess that “horses for courses” thing comes with an expiration date. At least theoretically, Tiger’s little Abu Dhabi boondoggle will cost the PGA Tour plenty, be it in ticket sales, corporate clout or mainstream-media attention. Consider it another gentle reminder as to who wears the pants in that relationship.
Update on 2012-01-24 06:37 by Geoff
**From Golf Channel:
Tiger Woods’ pre-tournament press conference at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship is scheduled air tomorrow (Tuesday) during Morning Drive (show airs live from 7-9 a.m. ET). Woods’ press conference is scheduled to run near the top of the show. Morning Drive also will re-air from 9-11 a.m. ET.
Morning Drive also will premiere Ben Crane’s newest workout video on Wednesday. Crane is scheduled to appear on Morning Drive following the premiere of his new video. Morning Drive will have expanded live coverage Wednesday from 7-11 a.m. ET
Thanks for the warning.
Tiger On Technology: "Natural progression of golf"
/Still sporting quite possibly the worst avatar in the history of Twitter, Tiger Woods answered a few questions Friday from fans.
Read MoreTiger Will Not Be Offering A Blurb For Hank's Book
/Bob Harig talks to Tiger Woods about Hank Haney's forthcoming memoir of his time with pupil Woods and Tiger calls it "very self-serving."
Read MoreTigerWoods.com Flash: PGA Tour Return At Pebble
/Mark Soltau with the exclusive and revealing quotes ("I have good memories at Pebble. It will be fun going back.")
Read MoreHaney On His Tiger Book: "I think there's a lot of things that people are going to find interesting."
/Doug Ferguson reports on The Big Miss, the forthcoming Hank Haney (with Jaime Diaz) book about the instructor's years working with Tiger, due out March 24.
Read MoreElin Lets Charity Loot Her Termite-Infested Tear-Me-Down
/Here I was about to call Habitat For Humanity to see if they wanted my old La-zy-Boy and somehow I feel like it won't amount to much after reading Bill DiPaolo's story about Elin Nordegren letting the charity outfit loot the to-be-demolished $12 million mansion in Florida. And I must say, a nice bit of ink to counter the demolition story. Taking notes Steiny?
Read MoreGobs Of Cash Suspected In Demolition Of Elin's New Mansion
/Despite workers signing confidentiality agreements, someone leaked ground shots of Elin Nordegren's new $12 million mansion undergoing demolition to TMZ.
Read MoreTiger's Email Interviews Just As Free Of Insights As The Live Ones
/AP's Michael Casey emailed with to the Stanford captain honorary captain during game week about the 2012 season. Prepare to be bowled over as he delicately avoids revealing his schedule beyond Abu Dhabi.
Read MoreLooking Tan, Rested And Injected Full Of HGH, Galea Avoids Prison Time
/Joseph Hall reports that Tiger's former doctor skates after getting the judge to buy into his sob story. Even better, he didn't have to name names! Thanks to all the readers who sent in stories.
Read MoreTiger: "I've heard people question whether Fred would be a good Ryder Cup captain, and I just don't get it."
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Strong endorsement from Tiger for Fred Couples as a Ryder Cup captain in a lengthy diary post at TigerWoods.com:
I've heard people question whether Fred would be a good Ryder Cup captain, and I just don't get it. I think that Fred is a great captain. Whether it's The Presidents Cup or the Ryder Cup, it doesn't matter.
The way he keeps us loose and how much fun we have -- it's just great to play for him. He's a lot more competitive than people realize. He just doesn't show it. He shows it with us around, but the public doesn't see it.
Now We Know Tiger's Back: Donald Clarifies Totally Innocent Remark
/It was a fun two years of guys making comments about Tiger without fear of retribution in the form of a 65, but now that Tiger's finding his game again, it's fascinating to see Luke Donald backtracking on comments that were perfectly understandable and reasonable the first time around.
Read MoreWoods Foundation Benefits More Than We Might Have Realized
/It's been well known that Tiger Woods gives his Chevron World Challenge earnings to the Tiger Woods Foundation, but wasn't as well known is his similar pledge at other events benefitting the Foundation: the AT&T National and the Deutsche Bank Championship. Doug Ferguson explains:
Read More"It was a significant win because it was significant to Woods."
/Regardless of how you feel about the strength/size of field, the course, the time of year or Tiger himself, Doug Ferguson's review of Woods's win sums up why this is a little different. He's stating the obvious, but sometimes the obvious gets lost in the obsession over numbers and personalities.
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