Just great. The first year ever in which I have Masters tickets, this happens…
There were some rumors floating around yesterday that Tiger might be announcing a break from golf or that he was quitting completely. There were also rumors that “Privacy,” Tiger’s yacht, was being fueled and loaded with supplies. I guess we know a little more now. Tiger is leaving golf for an indefinite period of time. I bet I know where the “safe haven” mentioned below is. Tiger’s home in the Bahamas.
As have been all of Tiger’s official statements, this one came from his web site and is very short and very vague:
I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.
I would like to ask everyone, including my fans, the good people at my foundation, business partners, the PGA Tour, and my fellow competitors, for their understanding. What’s most important now is that my family has the time, privacy, and safe haven we will need for personal healing.
After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person.
Again, I ask for privacy for my family and I am especially grateful for all those who have offered compassion and concern during this difficult period.
California Representative Joe Baca made a statement today about pending Tiger Woods legislation he had proposed. In light of the recent events he will not be pursuing legislation to honor Tiger Woods for promoting good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers in golf.
Gatorade Tiger will be discontinued.
“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. We hope to share more about our 2010 plans soon.” ~Gatorade officials
Not so fast
Before you jump to the conclusion that a Tiger sponsor is reacting to the recent events, this discontinuation was announced in “Beverage Digest” on November 25th, two days before the Tiger chaos officially began.
Obviously if this product was a big seller they wouldn’t be discontinuing it. I guess I’m not the only one who thought Gatorade Tiger lacked in the flavor department. See my review of Gatorade Tiger from August 21, 2008 here.
This morning I’m rousting my 12 year old daughter out of her room to get her on the way to the bus stop for school. While doing her hair, she was listening to some sort of pop/bubblegum type radio station. The morning show announcers were making fun of none other than Tiger Woods.
I’ve gotten hundreds (yes you can stop sending them in) of emails and links to Tiger Woods jokes, photoshopped images of Tiger all beat up, and about a billion youtube videos containing the infamous TW voicemails. People are actually taking the time to video tape reenactments of TW’s voicemails with Tiger lookalikes and load them up on youtube. Some “artists” have actually turned Tiger’s voicemails into songs and are trying to capitalize on the increased bandwidth.
The other day I learned more about the female anatomy than I could have ever imagined, after someone sent me information on a rumored mistress of Tiger who was a porn star. I only looked at 400-500 photos of her… I swear.
This one is so bad
Apparently at a recent Jaguars/Texans football game a very tasteless skit had a blonde chasing the Jaguar (or a Tiger I guess) with a golf club:
When does it end?
I’m already getting nauseated by all this. It is really getting bad, but the news about Tiger seems to get worse right along with it.
Another 911 call from Tiger Woods’ Home at 2:30am happened this morning. The mother of Elin Woods, staying at Tiger’s house since all the chaos broke, was hospitalized for stomach issues and released about 12 hours later.
Anyone looking for a scoop on TW should just plan on around 2:30am at his house, when all the “action” takes place.
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