Driveliketiger...
/...finished third in the second race today at Hollywood Park.
Read MoreIn golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
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 MoreLopez, Clint and Tiger
/First Tom Hanks, now Clint Eastwood with a joke about his newfound respect for Tiger's golf game now that we know what he was doing with his spare time. Appearing on Lopez Tonight, George Lopez also apologizes to Clint about not getting Tiger now for the AT&T National Pro-Am this year, and then quips that maybe his own invitation will be lost in them mail before Clint reassures him that he'll be invited back.
Read MoreTiger Accident Clippings, Vol. 11
/It seems like the relentless stream of twists is finally wearing folks out, then I noticed yesterday proved to be the highest Tuesday traffic day this site has ever had. And I received not a single link from a major website to artificially boost the numbers.
Media coverage appears to be splitting off in various directions, seemingly a good thing for Tiger until you read the actual content.
Read MoreMedia coverage appears to be splitting off in various directions, seemingly a good thing for Tiger until you read the actual content.
Stevie: I knew nothing!
/Very odd of Stevie Williams to issue a statement, no?
"I do not have any personal knowledge of anything in the reports related to the Tiger Woods' stories. Kirsty and I give our heartfelt wishes to Tiger, Elin, Sam and Charlie and hope this gets put to rest soon," he said, referring to his own wife and Woods' immediate family.
Gatorade 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
"It was like watching a four-month long black-and-white movie."
/Another classic from Dan Jenkins, this time trying to figure out the worst year ever for major winners. I won't spoil his choice, but this was beautiful:
Read MoreLate Night Roundup...Jokes Flowing At Tiger's Expense
/It can't be good for Tiger when Tom Hanks is lending his presence to David Letterman's top 10 list on how Tiger can rehab his image.
Read MoreTiger Accident Clippings, What Now? Edition**
/You wake and just when it seems like things could not get any more bizarre it seems several online sites posted a slew of items overnight. As feared, we've moved from the revelations of girlfriends to the sale of revealing photos phase in the saga.
NBC affiliate WESH reports (with video) on the woman who reportedly was rushed to Health Central from Tiger's address:
Tiger Accident Clippings, Vol. 10
/I read a bunch of stories and news sources both reputable and not-so-reputable were widely quoting the online tabloids Radar and TMZ on topics ranging from mistresses, to police leaks to Elin Woods' living arrangment. Pretty amazing. Then again, they've been right on just about everything.
Radar revealed the Windermere police incident report that led to a subpoena request by the Florida Highway Patrol that was eventually denied.
Q-School Roundup
/So many reports, so many good reads for those of us who didn't get to watch it...
Read MoreThree More Reenactment Videos!
/Due to popular demand, two of the three new Woods saga reenactments feature English translations.
Video one, titled "Tiger Woods Lover No.3 Exposed."
Video two, titled "Woods Break the Bank to keep Lovers Quiet."
And video three has no title nor an English translation.
Report: State Attorney Denied Police Subpoena For Tiger's Blood Results
/TMZ has posted the FHP's subpoena request and it's hard to imagine this doing anything but raising questions about why the subpoena was denied by state attorney. (Unless it was decided that any cop who can spell Vicodin is an idiot.)
Read More"Bivens cost the tour $824,345 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2008, up from $522,000 in 2007."
/Jon Show scoured the LPGA's IRS filings and reports that their recent staff purge knocked $1 million in salary off the books, but far more amazing was this revelation about the Brand Lady:
Bivens cost the tour $824,345 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2008, up from $522,000 in 2007. She cost the LPGA $710,812 in compensation and benefits in 2006, which was her only other full year in the job.
