Tiger Woods has confirmed that he's coming back. His first tournament will be the Masters. High pressure, especially under his circumstances. But of all the tournaments the Masters is the least likely to turn into a circuis. Tickets are limited, the media is limited and exposure to Woods will be limited.
Now, I'm not much for golf on television. The Masters and the British Open are my only 2 must sees. Well, those 2 and any tournament where Woods is within 6 shots of the lead on the final round. I guess I don't really appreciate golf. Never learned how to play, We didn't have little league golf where I grew up and I seperated relatively young from my first wife. On the weekends I had a choice. Go out with the guys and learn the game or spend time with my kids. It wasn't a contest.
Woods' kiss tell,,,and...kiss and tell...and...kiss and tell...and...kiss and tell.,...etc..etc..(i've lost count) episodes have caused a lot of people to lose respect for him. I've lost a little. One of the things that bothers me about sports these days is the medias obsession with what athletes are doing away from their sports. Do I need to know. If Tiger had done what he did and we had never found out we'd be hanging on his every drive and every putt no questions asked.
Babe Ruth has been pictured as this larger than life figure who promised a sick kid in the hospital he'd hit a home run for him. The Babe, leaving Yankee stadium after a game with a gaggle of kids following him. He'd talk with them, joke with them and sign autographs because the Babe was all about kids. What wasn't talked about was that it was a pretty good bet as soon as those kids disappeared the Babe would head for speakeasy to down illegal booze. Alot of people knew about, no one spoke about it.
Over the years I've seen things and learned things about athletes that would have hurt their public image. But those things didn't have any impact on their game, their team or their teammates. What's the point of going public with it?
If an athlete gets busted or gets caught cheating at their sport then they're fair game. Otherwise I don't need to know and I really don't care. What happened between Tiger and his wife is between Tiger and his wife. It doesn't change my life or the enjoyment I get when I watch him.
Tiger's return at the Masters is going to produce some of the highest TV ratings numbers ever in sports. I'll be watching. Infact with Tiger back I'll be watching a lot more golf,
I wonder if the the old stuffed shirts at the Masters are happy about Tiger making his comeback at Augusta.
I know The Masters controls Media access and crowd tickets pretty good, but it just seems to me they may be a little pissed about all the media attention and unruly "patron" behaviour that is sure to rain down on the hallowed grounds of Augusta. It will be interesting to watch the reactions of the crowd and to see just how far up Tigers ass the media goes.
Yea, I was thinking about that. I get the feeling they're really going police this thing but no chance they can cover every base with that many people. The media will be interesting. Tiger is doing damage control and some of the media want to damage him. I doubt if TMZ will make the cut with press accreditation.