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No doubt you recall the media sensation Tiger Woods’s wife caused when she busted his lip, thereby bursting their marital bubble. It happened around Thanksgiving Day in 2009 – when she reacted to breaking news about his cheating by taking one of his irons to his hide, and then to his car. I joined in… Read more.
Tiger Woods’s 2015 Mercedes-Benz showed signs of ‘fresh damage’ on the driver’s side of the vehicle when he was found asleep at the wheel [at 3 a.m. near his home in Jupiter, Florida] the morning of his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, police records show. … Woods told police he was coming… Read more.
Tiger Woods withdrew from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Friday morning before beginning second-round play because of a back spasm he began suffering after dinner Thursday night. … He shot an opening-round 77 that included five bogeys and no birdies on Thursday. It was his worst score in 29 rounds at Emirates Golf Club,… Read more.
There were nine holes left in the Masters on Sunday afternoon and it was over. Spieth had a five-stroke lead in a tournament he had owned for two years… This wasn’t a competition, it was a coronation. (Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2016) In fact, Spieth entered the homestretch (aka the back nine) on a… Read more.
Reports are that Phil Mickelson consorts with high-stakes bookies. Remember the breaking news that Tiger Woods cavorts with high-priced prostitutes? Well, this news about Mickelson is far more shocking. Phil Mickelson gambling like Tiger Woods cheating Nearly $3 million transferred from golfer Phil Mickelson to an intermediary was part of ‘an illegal gambling operation which… Read more.
Alas, Tiger is still making a spectacle of his private life … at the expense of his professional life. After tabloids exposed Tiger as a serial adulterer in November 2009, I wrote that he should let his game do the talking and limit public statements about his personal life to the minimum required to appease Nike,… Read more.
Tiger Woods reveled in the media fanfare that occasioned his return to the PGA tour. In fact, he waxed even more triumphal during his pre-tournament press conference last week than Tom Brady did during his post-Super Bowl press conference this week … after winning the Super Bowl! Specifically, Tiger regaled reporters not only about feeling… Read more.
Given the way I ended “Tiger’s Back! But He’s Brown, Not Black” two days ago, I can probably be forgiven for saying, I told you so. For just the second time in his professional career, Woods failed to break 80. The missed cut was just the 13th time worldwide that he failed to qualify for… Read more.
Trying to get coverage of any sports event during Super Bowl Media Day is about as futile as trying to get ratings for any TV show during the Super Bowl game itself. That is, unless you’re Tiger Woods. Traditional fans got their panties in a twist yesterday because I insinuated (in a commentary on Lance Armstrong)… Read more.
Tiger Woods hobbled along the course at the Bridgestone Invitational last weekend. That is, until back pain forced him to withdraw. Everyone assumed it marked a major setback in his return from back surgery earlier this year. I knew better. And so did he. I explained the dilemma he faces in “Tiger Escapes to a… Read more.
