Tiger Woods: A fallen star, and officially a failure at marriage
I once asked Tiger Woods to describe, in 25 words or less, what it was like being Tiger Woods. Being Tiger Woods, he finished 24-under.
“Sweet,” he said.
That was in October 2003. It happened after Tiger’s first round at the WGC-American Express Championship in Woodstock. There weren’t many folks there that Thursday, and essentially everybody on hand was following Tiger. (Department of weird coincidences: One of those in Tiger’s gallery was Damon Evans, who would become Georgia’s athletics director the next year.)
Tiger Woods would become engaged to Elin Nordegren the next month. They would marry in 2004 in Barbados, with the guests including Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Bill Gates. Tiger and Elin would have two children. Life seemed … well, sweet.
As of today, Tiger and Elin are no longer man and wife. Not nine months after he ran into a fire hydrant backing out of his driveway on the morning after Thanksgiving, the divorce has been finalized. And if you’re chuckling and saying, “Tiger’s free to chase women and not be labeled a cheetah” … ask yourself this: Do you think even Tiger Woods would today describe his life as “sweet”?
He has lost a wife. He will surely be rendered an absentee father. Once the idol of millions, he’s now a fallen star — indeed, maybe the biggest fallen star in the history of sports. He has not won a tournament this calendar year, and there were years when Tiger would claim a half-dozen trophies. (Indeed, he won that modest event in Woodstock.)
He’ll surely win again, but we will never again regard him the same way. He has gone from being unbeatable to being the butt of jokes and now, as of this Monday in August 2010, he’s legally just another failed husband.
Even if this damage was all self-inflicted, the temptation is nonetheless to feel a bit sorry for him. Because none of us will ever know how it is to Have It All. And none of us, thank goodness, will ever know how it is to throw so much away.
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243 comments Add your comment
Trashy
August 23rd, 2010
3:32 pm
It’s still very hard for me to feel sorry for him.
Air Tran
August 23rd, 2010
3:33 pm
Just say Elin leaving Hartsfield in that new G550.
Nick
August 23rd, 2010
3:33 pm
First!
Mark Bradley
August 23rd, 2010
3:34 pm
It’s not easy, Trashy. I’ll concede that point.
Lola
August 23rd, 2010
3:37 pm
” . . . as of this Monday in August 2010, he’s legally just another failed husband.”
harsh words, but very true
DCbravosfan
August 23rd, 2010
3:39 pm
Tiger, dude, it would have been cheaper to keep her!!!!
Mark, what do you think of Tiger’s chances to be a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup?
A complete Blank
August 23rd, 2010
3:39 pm
So how much $$$ did Elin get in the divorce Mark????
Hey, Nick...
August 23rd, 2010
3:40 pm
…LOSER…in more ways than one…
teamguy
August 23rd, 2010
3:41 pm
And he was featured in the latest teen movie, “Vampires Suck”! (and, btw, so does the movie).
Taylor Hanson
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
For an intelligent man, he certainly seemed to ignore the benefit/cost analysis.
wxwax
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
Which reveals our flaws more thoroughly: success or failure?
Tiger Woods has some demons, some flaws in his character, his personality. His success allowed them to flourish. I believe that not only is he humbled, but that he has also learned a great deal about himself.
On the golf course, watch out. The distraction of the divorce is over. He’ll still have time issues with trying to see his children. But he’ll soon have a clearer mind and more time to practice.
It’s too late for this year. But body willing, he could be a monster next year. Lots to prove. Do you really want to face a clear-minded Woods who has a lot to prove?
Jamaaliver
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
Biggest Fallen star in the history of sports…that seems a fair title to bestow upon him.
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
First of all Mark Bradley, get a life. The man did what many men do – He cheated on his wife. Does that justify his actions – of course not. Does that justify crusifying him – of course not. It is completely ignorant of you to say that he will be labeled an absentee father. How dare you! There are many men who are divorced, yet are still very much present in their children’s lives. And not everyone thinks that he is a fallen star – because he is NOT.
jsmith
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
why do these pro atheletes get married??
DawginLex
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
I do feel sorry for him. i feel sorry for her as well and their kids.
He will never be the same. Nicklaus doesn’t have to worry anymore.
Hack Golfer
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
I am one that has not ever pulled for Tiger to win as I have always felt he was incredibly arrogant. Maybe it’s understandable that he is but I have witnessed his behavior at the Masters where he screamed cuss words in front of kids without any remorse. ( I was standing next to Elin at the time ) I have been saying for months that he was crazy to get married. Heck, I thought he was always working out and practicing. I didn’t know he was such a hound.Now he gets to choose…..practice or play.
Rev.
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
You can teach golf, but you can’t teach class
papadawg
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
Way to go Woods you lost a Trophy Wife and evidently your golf swing. NAH I don’t sorry for you one bit
Big G
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
Who cares!
Taylor Hanson
August 23rd, 2010
3:43 pm
It’s Me, I think MB was referring to the likelyhood that Tiger’s kids will be living in Europe from now on….but feel free to stay on your high horse.
dap01
August 23rd, 2010
3:45 pm
Hudson will pitch a no hitter tonight, Philly will score 30 runs, and ESPN will still talk about Tiger for 29 minutes of the 30 minutes of ESPN news.
ESPN has become a bunch of jock sniffers. “The Final Score” is better to watch because they talk about all sports, not just NY, Boston, Tiger and Brett Farve.
That whole order for ESPN will change if there are steroids to talk about. Kill you mother, that’s ok, dog fighting, that’s ok. Steroids, that deserves the death penalty according to ESPN.
wxwax
August 23rd, 2010
3:45 pm
Taylor Hanson
August 23rd, 2010
3:42 pm
For an intelligent man, he certainly seemed to ignore the benefit/cost analysis.
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I firmly believe there’s a vast gulf between intelligence and good judgment.
Intelligence is a product of the rational mind. Judgment is the product of everything — emotions, biases, pride — the whole gamut of what makes us human.
And judgment, flawed or good, usually triumphs over intelligence. If you ever doubt that, look at the world around you! We humans do a lot of very stupid things because we act with our judgment and not our smarts.
Rickster
August 23rd, 2010
3:45 pm
Tiger may (I repeat may win more Masters than Arnie & Jack combined. Tiger may break Jack’s record for major wins.
But Tiger will never – ever – be the champion that Jack or Arnie are.
Chipper
August 23rd, 2010
3:45 pm
Arrogance and Ego tend to collide in not so good ways. The result is most often to deeply humble. Just another in a long line of examples.
Bev
August 23rd, 2010
3:46 pm
So sad!! Why are there so many cheaters in our society today?? BTW..I’m referring to both males and females? Both sides cheat equally! Too bad people can’t stick together!
One woman man
August 23rd, 2010
3:46 pm
Being famous is no excuse to cheat on your spouse, neither is being poor.
dap01
August 23rd, 2010
3:46 pm
Big G: You are right….Who cares?
shadow7071
August 23rd, 2010
3:47 pm
Actually, I think Tiger may the icon for this entire go-go generation. We wanted all. Thought we could have all. Never considered losing. Never contemplated the impact of losing. Our lives were “sweet”. But now our jobs have been off-shored, we’re unemployed or under employed, we’re in foreclosure and the prospects of coming back like we were before are dim. Tiger will comeback and we’ll comeback but it will never be like it was before.
Dave
August 23rd, 2010
3:47 pm
Hope he does everything possible to learn and improve himself from it. He wasn’t the only person hurt. Brutal year for everyone in the Woods family.
Gary
August 23rd, 2010
3:47 pm
So Mark, why did they get divorced in Panama City? I thought thier home was in Orlando?
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
3:48 pm
Taylor Hanson. Well, I didn’t ask you for your thoughts. However, I will respond back. You know what they say about people who assume..right? They are the first 3 letters of that very word assume. First of all, His ex-wife cannot take THEIR kids anywhere without his consent as well. Like it or not, he is still their father!
Al
August 23rd, 2010
3:48 pm
Mr Bradley, I bet it’s still better to be Tiger Woods than to be you!!!!!!
Joe T
August 23rd, 2010
3:48 pm
Bradley….what is your deal, dude? Who do you think you are? Some of your comments are just plain crazy. I do have it all, sir! I know what it is like! How about leaving the guy alone! I don’t condone any of this adultery, but the guy is a human being. He had a huge character flaw that got exposed! He has every opportunity to rebuild his life! Why don’t you write about that instead of this mess you brought today?
misterwax
August 23rd, 2010
3:49 pm
Since he claims he is a Buddhist like his mother, then he is sure to be reincarnated as a whale turd on the bottom of the ocean….That’s about all there is to it. Karma stiks.
In defense of Sweet
August 23rd, 2010
3:50 pm
Lets see: hundred-millionaire, 2nd on the all time Majors win list, has one all four majors, and has won all four majors in a row, third all time in PGA tour event wins, has two beautiful children, is young and in good health. To me, that still adds up to “Sweet”. Maybe a little less sweet than before, but “Sweet” nonetheless!
Many of us who have been divorced know what he is going through. Heck, he is only 8 months into the whole sordid falling out. This, too, will pass.
HugoStiglitz
August 23rd, 2010
3:51 pm
Tiger Woods made one big mistake. Getting married. Therefore I dont really feel sorry for him. Some are the marrying type. Some arent. He should have known what he was.
wxwax
August 23rd, 2010
3:51 pm
Rickster
August 23rd, 2010
3:45 pm
But Tiger will never – ever – be the champion that Jack or Arnie are.
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From what I hear, Arnold Palmer was a huge hound dog who cheated on his beloved wife Winnie just as frequently as Tiger Woods.
Palmer benefited from a very different media world. He got away with it.
I think the lesson to be learned is that we shouldn’t presume that we know something to be true, just because there’s an absence of proof to the contrary.
Carmen
August 23rd, 2010
3:51 pm
Tiger Woods committed the ultimate betrayal, deception and humiliation against Elin Nordegren and their children. A wife does not get over such ordeal in a short period of time. I think that Elin Nordegren is a woman with class, dignity and self respect and she would have never stay with a man like Tiger Woods, whom she may not respect and trust anymore. Tiger Woods seems to be a troubled man with serious character and emotional issues that appears to be long standing. Elin seems to know that the emotional demands of staying married to Tiger Woods would have been very high and not worth it. Elin has a big responsibility to herself and her two small children. I commend Elin for her wise decision, for being a caring and loving mother and for her great courage, dignity and class during this horrid time in her life. I wish them all the best!!!
Dr. Warren
August 23rd, 2010
3:52 pm
I would venture to say OJ Simpson was the biggest fallen star in the history of sports. Going from the most telegenic NFL legend to a murderer with a gun to his head on an LA freeway on national TV is a more precipitous fall, don’t ya think? If you can’t decide, tell me: which fall would you rather take?
One Striking Rattler
August 23rd, 2010
3:53 pm
@It’s Me. Tiger’s actions seem a bit different in that he engaged in unprotected sex with multiple women whose alledged lifestyles suggest might have had multiple intimate partners. Tiger then engaged in unprotected sex, see timing of Elin’s last pregnancy, with his wife. By doing so,Tiger potentially carried a cornucopia of diseases home and placed the life of his wife and his children’s mother at risk. That is damnable behavior. However, the really wonderful thing about Tiger and his behavior is that we don’t have to worry one moment about what will happen in his life. It has been written “vengence is mine, and I WILL repay.” And, as my pop used to say, ” a man who loses his wife, loses everything.”
Chuck
August 23rd, 2010
3:53 pm
Mark Bradley and his articles are the biggest losers
Dr. Warren
August 23rd, 2010
3:54 pm
And Carmen, I think murdering one’s wife–a la OJ–is more “the ultimate betrayal” than cheating on one’s wife. (Not that I admire anyone who cheats on their wife, or their husband).
gator32301
August 23rd, 2010
3:54 pm
Mark, why do you state he will “surely” be rendered an absentee father? What information are you privy to that make you feel this will “surely” happen?
Herschel Talker
August 23rd, 2010
3:55 pm
MB:
Well said. Spot on. I say to heck with this clown.
HT
In defense of Sweet
August 23rd, 2010
3:56 pm
And, I have to agree with what a couple of other have said: This is a crap article, Mark Bradley. Is the sports world so slow that the best you could do is pull out Tiger Woods and kick him again? Who’s the loser?
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
3:56 pm
People will always make comments about a situation because people will always have opinions. But enough is enough. Get a Life. The same people who cast such harsh judgment on these people are the same people who are living foul as well. Just a thought, if you aren’t living on the straight and narrow 24/7, you have no right to cast judgement on anyone else. What people should do is focus on their lives and try to correct their wrongs with their wives, children, friends, etc.
Al
August 23rd, 2010
3:57 pm
Cmon now Rickster,
If you had prefaced you statement to say that Tiger would never be the champion that Arnie or Jack is in a familial context then I would say you are correct. But he has already surpassed Arnie in wins and in major championships. It’s still debatable whether he will surpassed Jack in either.
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
3:57 pm
I am a loser.
I am a turd.
I like hombres.
I am a fool.
I support Tiger because I am a dolt.
Got questions?
tony
August 23rd, 2010
3:58 pm
Dr. Warren, what OJ Simpson has to do with Tiger’s situation? The young lady’s plan worked. She took away the sex for a BIG FAT CHECK!
Dawghater
August 23rd, 2010
3:58 pm
Mark,
A failure in marriage is marrying a women, having kids, growing apart and then not being able to stay together. I’d say Tiger’s issue was he wasn’t EVER married in his mind. And for “In defense of Sweet” Tiger should be kicked again and again and again! He’s earned it!
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
4:00 pm
One Strking Rattler, like I said, get a life. How long has it been since this all unfolded? Move on. And just to let you know, since you seem to be so naive, there are many men and women who have done the unthinkable to their spouses. Tiger isn’t the first one. Get a grip and let’s move on. Leave the man alone.
Beast from the East
August 23rd, 2010
4:02 pm
If you ask me, he still has it pretty “sweet”. Single, worth millions and still has plenty of great years ahead of him. I’m not condoning what he did, but life goes on!
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
4:02 pm
I love to be thought off, becuase that means I’ve left an impression. I appreciate you!
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 23rd, 2010
4:03 pm
He’s a failure as a husband and a father. The greatest thing he could have done for his children is to love their mother. He’s finished.
George
August 23rd, 2010
4:04 pm
Let’s face it. Money, power and fame are great aphrodisiacs. If the truth be told, there are legions of other sports stars who have succumbed to the same temptations. That doesn’t make it right, but it’s the reality of things going back ages. Tiger has multiple opportunities to do good things for the remainder of his career – things that serve others in a positive way. And he still has money, just less of it.
Subrational
August 23rd, 2010
4:04 pm
What dude in his right mind would even consider cheating on this chick?
Dr. Warren
August 23rd, 2010
4:05 pm
Tony, see my first comment to understand what OJ has to do with it. Mark said Tiger’s fall from grace was perhaps the biggest in sports history–I begged to differ.
Mikey in SAV
August 23rd, 2010
4:05 pm
Let’s see, that’s 12 skanks and a Perkins waitress….
Was it worth it, Eldrick?
johnd
August 23rd, 2010
4:06 pm
I didn’t get it. Can you tell us somebody of great public figure who stood behind his marriage for life? This is nonesense and trash talk. He is not a SEC official who let the whole economy crumbled watching …. movies 10 hours a day at work. So what is special about TWs? He has done a lot of good things for the poor kids in the country to make them have better future? Do you think Donald trump did that? This is insane and inferiority complex by me. The only thing I need from him is kick Rory’s *** on the golf course. I am glad it is over, time for recovery begins from now on.
PMC
August 23rd, 2010
4:08 pm
Just a sad story in general. I hope everyone in the family can move on and have good lives… and maybe he will find his game again.
I hope for all to have great success.
chaz112what
August 23rd, 2010
4:09 pm
I can’t remember who said it but its true!
“A MAN IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL HE’S MARRIED….THEN HE’S FINISHED”
My advise too him is too keep moving don’t stand still to long or it will get you again.
Tigers Woody
August 23rd, 2010
4:09 pm
When he figured out how many women he was going to bed, he would have saved a ton of money if he just did the honorable thing and split from his wife and left her with the prenup, but more importantly, avoided all the humiliation and indignity he reaped on her and his kids as a world class dirt bag hound dog.
johnd
August 23rd, 2010
4:09 pm
how many of you guys spend the whole day and night watching those creepy movies? Don’t rush to judge somebody else before you make clean yourself. Look yourself in the mirror and you know what I am saying.
Rob
August 23rd, 2010
4:10 pm
hell, she’s a failed wife.
Rob
August 23rd, 2010
4:11 pm
You losers think it’s your inalienable right to know what celebs do. Who cares anyway? Besides, Elin should have been taking care of her man.
Big-C
August 23rd, 2010
4:11 pm
I’m a Beast,
He needs to get some new women, so he can get back to winning. I have never been affected by anyone that I do not personally know. Whether it was Magic Johnson with HIV, OJ and the verdict, Elvis and the overdose or all the people who cheat/open relationship. You are human and you will make a mistake. How would you feel if everyday of your life was placed under a microscope? If you can’t put your imperfection on display why comment about some who has.
Eldrick is the next big story for someone. Her life will be photographed with the hopes of catching her with someone or doing something we think may be stupid or inappropriate.
jokurone
August 23rd, 2010
4:11 pm
seems to me all of the fallen stars have one thing in common totally dumb!
jokurone
August 23rd, 2010
4:12 pm
Subrational don’t always judge a book by it’s cover.
Linda
August 23rd, 2010
4:12 pm
I still and always will pull for Tiger when he is playing golf. He is still one of the great golfers of our time.
Yes, he made a mistake – but who among us hasn’t?
I think he will start winning again and life will go one on for everyone.
JB
August 23rd, 2010
4:14 pm
Dr. Warren,
OJ Simpson was found not guilty. Dont’s bring his name up!!!
JD
August 23rd, 2010
4:14 pm
@johnd – agreed for the most part. It’s time for him to get on with Phase 2 of his young life and the rest of us to leave him alone. Far be it from any of us to cast the first stone….
Rob
August 23rd, 2010
4:14 pm
Show me a hot babe and I’ll show you the dude that tired of “hitting” it.
Ben
August 23rd, 2010
4:14 pm
A tough ending and a hard life lesson learned. He’ll rebound but I still can’t help but believing that his ex-wife was waiting for this literal golden opportunity and he stupidly gave it to her. So in the end all of the money that he paid for damage control, “sex-addiction therapy”, etc. was a waste of time and money. She knew what she had planned and he fell right into the trap. From what I’ve heard the settlement is going to cost him at least half of a billion dollars; correct me if I’m wrong.
That’s a lot of money and resources that he’s squandered and will be out of. He and Damon “dummy” Evans could write the book on matrimonial stupidity.
harold
August 23rd, 2010
4:14 pm
Do not agree with the author about Tiger and it is over let both Tiger and Elin get on with their lives. Their lives have been front page news for 9 months, let them have privacy. Carmen, they are divorced – time to move on.
Ken
August 23rd, 2010
4:15 pm
The comparison is that OJ and Tiger both cheated on their white, drop-dead gorgeous wives, and were jealous of the attention their wives received.
Michael
August 23rd, 2010
4:15 pm
Mark you are an ass. It appears you are happy to see a star fail. Stars are no different than anyone when it comes to life. We all fail including you.
truth
August 23rd, 2010
4:15 pm
i think its her fault.
Dr. Warren
August 23rd, 2010
4:15 pm
JB–I assume you’re joking.
James McMullen
August 23rd, 2010
4:16 pm
Tiger Woods, Chipper Jones “nuh said”
michael
August 23rd, 2010
4:17 pm
society loves a winner and loves to kick ‘em back down to the rest of us “bottom feeders
Tiger....bah hum bug
August 23rd, 2010
4:19 pm
Overrated. Nicholas immediate consistent competition had 54 majors, Tiger has 9 meaning the field is so spread out…a bunch of good…but very few greats. He is an island unto himself. Not fair but he cannot be considered great if he does not have competition.
Yes the 54 to 9 is lifetime and Woods is still playing but even if you extroplate there is no way Woods consistent competitors have 54 when he retires.
Uncle Tom
August 23rd, 2010
4:19 pm
Men and women do it all the time; probably have been ever since the stone age. Only difference is nowadays, they go to Court as opposed to sicking the pet woolly mammoth on ‘em. Ever watch the tv show Cheaters?
tony
August 23rd, 2010
4:20 pm
Dr.Warren, you just want to keep the OJ Simpson story alive so can keep jabbing at the guy. Just admit it.
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
4:21 pm
Michael, I have to agree with you. That is what’s wrong with all of these self-righteous, judgemental people on this blog. Everyone is acting as if, they have never fallen short of anything in their life. That is just plain wrong. At the end of the day, people tend to forget (I cannot understand for the life of me, why) that these entertainers/celebrities are human-being just like us.
jmc
August 23rd, 2010
4:23 pm
Woods’ rehab is NOT over; yes his divorce is finalized but he still needs to work on his ‘my sh*t don’t stink’ personality. Last year’s incident allowed his colleagues and announcers to speak honestly for the first time – he is a jerk and he acts like a jerk. TV is no longer going to cover for his on-course histrionics…he’s got a lot work to do before he can earn back any trust, and that will distract him from being the player he was
Tiger Rules
August 23rd, 2010
4:23 pm
Tiger’s worth a billion $—he gives his golddigger wife a couple hundred mil to keep her quiet and he’s still got $800 mil to play the field around the world with superstar models—who will not be after that munch bling. Tiger—a real ladies man!!!
Nick
August 23rd, 2010
4:23 pm
@Airtran: Now thats funny (LMAO)
Oliverga
August 23rd, 2010
4:23 pm
@ Mark Bradley?, Who the H*LL are You?
You and your didactic scriblble make me sick. Your dirty laundry hasn’t been aired yet so you’re justified in putting yourself and those like you above Tiger? You cheat on your taxes, steal money, commit fraud, lie for wealth or postition and commit adultery & fornication and then have the gumption to utter that “you’re better than he?”. You’re worse!. I don’t condone Tigers actions. Any man/woman that neglects their spouse in this manner needs serious therapy. Many men who commit this act are only devoted to a hedonistic thrill. You sir are nothing more than just a hireling.
Mitzymy
August 23rd, 2010
4:24 pm
In an article it stated that years ago all golfers cheated on their wives, but no one told, and the girls were grateful for the extra money the men gave them. This might be the example that Tiger followed, along with his father cheating on his mother. At the time of his fathers death, he and Tigers mother were divorced, because of his cheating. Tiger should have waited until he finished with his golf career before he married. He certainly wasn’t ready for marriage and a family. He is so good looking until the women can’t resist him. To date, he had sex with 15 different women and never gave any of them a dime. He will be force to be dealt with next year, as he will come back better than ever.
OJ
August 23rd, 2010
4:24 pm
How dare you compare a former hall of fame running back and great actor to Tiger Woods. Heck, if it wasn’t for being in prison right now, Nicoles real killer would be locked up. Oh wait…he is.
Bradleyisalwayswrong
August 23rd, 2010
4:25 pm
When is the AJC going to trade Bradley and get a real reporter? And when are you Bradley blog folks going to stop asking Bradley for facts? He doesn’t know how to find out anything. All he can do is make comments on what other reporters report.
michael
August 23rd, 2010
4:29 pm
heck, i’ve been with close to 80 women (that i can recall) and had more girlfriends when i was married than when i wasn’t and i didn’t pay a dime and no one cared. oh yeah, i’m a bottom feeder.
Ralph
August 23rd, 2010
4:29 pm
“You can teach golf, but you can’t teach class”……….What a GREAT line. Tiger knows golf, Tiger does NOT know class. He has shown time and time again, even after promising to do better, that he has no class. I don’t mind passion, I don’t mind confidence, I HATE cocky, I HATE arrogance. Ever see Tom, Jack, Ben, Phil, Ernie, Arnold, Annika, Nancy, Dottie, cuss on the course golf in front of thousands and millions on TV. Golf is for Ladies and Gentlemen. Tiger had it all in the palm of his hand but he threw it all away……….You can teach golf, but you can’t teach class…..
It's Me
August 23rd, 2010
4:30 pm
I think you just summed it up “Bradleyisalwasywrong”
TM
August 23rd, 2010
4:31 pm
“…biggest fallen star in the history of sports”: Not Tiger
That award goes the Mike Vick, hands down not even close.
Jail? MV7 yes, Tiger no.
Millions $$ in dept: MV7 yes, Tiger no.
Ruined professional career: MV7 yes, Tiger no.
Both done from their own stupidity, but let’s be clear…
What Tiger did, did not break any laws.
He was a bad husband and father doing what he did to his family.
I could root for Tiger again, but not MV7. sorry.
perplexed
August 23rd, 2010
4:32 pm
Whenever you(indefinite you) exalt someone above all others you are in essence setting them up to fall hard. When they start believing what the quote “worshipers”(particularly the press in Tiger’s case) are saying, they, are two steps from being in big TROUBLE! I witnessed a great pastor who went from taking over a church of 40 to becoming a church of 6000 in 10 years time, fall and fall hard. His fall was with women too!
SEC4Life
August 23rd, 2010
4:34 pm
It’s kinda hard to feel sorry for someone who’s about to cash a 9-figure settlement check too.
Just sayin’…
That's Funny
August 23rd, 2010
4:38 pm
“To date, he had sex with 15 different women and never gave any of them a dime.”
L M A O
TRUTH
August 23rd, 2010
4:38 pm
YES TIGER WOODS IS A PERFECT MAN AND PERFECT PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
I THOUGHT JESUS WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS PERFECT.
SWAT Native
August 23rd, 2010
4:38 pm
On TI’s latest mixtape, he says that he visited Lil’ Wayne on Rikers Island, and Wayne told him to tell people not to feel sorry for him because he’s still doing better than the rest of us suckers. I think Tiger could probably say the same thing today. How many people are out there whose divorces got finalized today that are broke, unknown and have failed at their chosen careers?
marc
August 23rd, 2010
4:39 pm
wow…never knew there were so many perfect people in Atlanta..funny, I’ve been here 16 years and have yet to bump into one….haters, be careful of the karma you are spitting out. As for Tiger Woods…I choose not to judge him.
Pago Pago Dawg
August 23rd, 2010
4:39 pm
Just sayin’…you would have thought the UGA ex ad would have learned from the great husband/father tiger.
Dr. Warren
August 23rd, 2010
4:39 pm
@Tony: I have lived in China for a very long time, and I have barely thought of OJ in the last decade or so, and I challenge you to find any posts on the Web with OJ “jabs” from me. If you really are defending OJ, then I say: learn to be more sophisticated and less preoccupied by race. To defend OJ is shameful and done out of racial anger rather than reason or common sense.
TRUTH
August 23rd, 2010
4:40 pm
TIGER YOU SHOULD BE SO GLAD THAT THE WORLD IS NOT GOD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FORGIVING AND THEY WOULD HAVE SENT YOU TO HELL NONSTOP.
GOD WILL FORGIVE YOU.
GOD SAYS IF WE REPENT FROM OUR SINS HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
Will
August 23rd, 2010
4:41 pm
I saw Damon following Tiger at The Masters this past year. Is that weird or what?
Bama Aaron
August 23rd, 2010
4:41 pm
Very good article MB. I agree with it all.
Mark
August 23rd, 2010
4:41 pm
Agree with the majority…How in the world do you feel sorry for him…his arrogance caught up with him, he has yet to even come close to hitting rock bottom…question is …Has he learned anything ?….time will tell….his kids are the real losers in this
Joey
August 23rd, 2010
4:42 pm
He’ll get his swing back, Mark, but the days of the PGA Tour being intimidated of him are gone. I think some players exposed that chink in the armour the last 3 years, beating him head to head in majors. I mean, in that time, he has beat ……….(drum roll)………….. Rocco Mediate!!
He is human, and I think it bothers him what the gallery thinks of him now, and it is more than a little embarrassing for him for all the wild shots, over-par rounds, and needing Pavin to pick him for the Ryder Cup instead of qualifying for it.
I do wish Tiger well, nobody is perfect, so I won’t judge him.. As much as I’d like to think I wouldn’t be tempted in behaving like that if I were in his shoes, a 30-something year old billionaire athlete, with women falling all over you, every waking minute, I’m probably fooling myself.
That's Sick
August 23rd, 2010
4:43 pm
“It’s kinda hard to feel sorry for someone who’s about to cash a 9-figure settlement check too.”
I feel sorry for YOUR wife .
Gary Playa
August 23rd, 2010
4:44 pm
Poor Tiger. Really poor now.
bjohn1202
August 23rd, 2010
4:44 pm
Erin made out like a bandit. Remember, she was a nanny when she met Tiger. One think Tiger’s dad did not teach him was
1) Sow your wild oats before to plant your seed.
2) marry someone who could bring an entree to table.
She brought nothing to the marriage and left much, much better when she left.
Boo
August 23rd, 2010
4:46 pm
Tiger is still the number 1 player in golf. All you haters get a life. Judge yourself. Elin married Tiger for the fame and money that goes with it. I hear she was a beast too and could hold her own. They both will move on.
Go Tiger, I’m still a fan. For those who have not sinned, let them cast the first stone.
Dubbs05
August 23rd, 2010
4:47 pm
I got first dibbs on Elin.
curious
August 23rd, 2010
4:47 pm
Without Elin keeping watch, Tiger will be free to improve his lies, especially to the media and any fans that remain.
As for golf, I am beginning to enjoy the PGA on television. Now that Tiger is making more bogies than birdies, other pros are getting the attention they deserve. It’s amazing! No more swearing in front of cameras, no more dropped clubs, no more pouting.
Tiger could come back, I suppose. But he not longer has the advantage of distance or intimidation or the intangibles that made him great. Instead of commanding huge galleries and constant TV coverage, he’ll drop to the second tier, As for statistics, update them. Tiger is not the top golfer in the world. Far from it.
Tiger is beginning to look like the kid who passed wind in a crowded pool.
Ed
August 23rd, 2010
4:47 pm
Why in the world would someone as rich and famous as Tiger Woods get married? He didn’t even get a prenuptual agreement signed. The good news is he is still worth millions and can pretty much have any woman he wants. So hopefully he will not make the same mistake again by getting remarried.
barneyb
August 23rd, 2010
4:47 pm
It’s tragic that a family has been destroyed by philandering. I feel not one ounce of pity for him. But those poor kids….he’s such a douchebag
Red Panties
August 23rd, 2010
4:49 pm
No longer a sex addict…..now he’s just a playa. He loses a beautiful wife and two adorable children (who will read of his antics one day). No amount of money can compare to what he has lost. What a waste. Perhaps he shouldn’t have believed everything he read about himself.
juice sourcer
August 23rd, 2010
4:51 pm
How many of you people writing posts have had an affair or are divorced….50% I bet…or you have never been married. He is clearly flawed like all of us.
Mark
August 23rd, 2010
4:51 pm
Honestly….I wonder if Tiger ever wins again….the armor is gone
Joey
August 23rd, 2010
4:52 pm
wxwax said: “From what I hear, Arnold Palmer was a huge hound dog who cheated on his beloved wife Winnie just as frequently as Tiger Woods.”
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Well hell, man, name some names! ……… Give us a link! ……………………..waiting…………..! Jeez. . .
High Horse
August 23rd, 2010
4:52 pm
“She brought nothing to the marriage and left much, much better when she left.”
Something tells me you are a loser! A woman like Elin (not Erin you moron) would become physically ill at the sight of a loser like you, that is if she would bother looking at you in the first place
tommyboy
August 23rd, 2010
4:53 pm
who cares tiger can suck my big toe
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 23rd, 2010
4:55 pm
I agree O.J is by far the bigger fallen star. Tiger now seems just a mere mortal now.
As a society have we taken as more enjoyment into his failures as we did in watching him succeed?
Ahnald
August 23rd, 2010
4:55 pm
Tiger was leading a “fake” life…happily married , beautiful wife and children….my advice is go away for awhile, get yourself together,clear your head…stop being so arrogant amd immature…grow up
jerry fresh
August 23rd, 2010
4:55 pm
wow…and that’s coming from somebody named trashy
droopydawg
August 23rd, 2010
4:57 pm
Just for the record: I would still trade lives with him.
droopydawg
August 23rd, 2010
4:58 pm
Who the heck are all you nobodies to judge Tiger?
Monica
August 23rd, 2010
5:03 pm
I slept with Tiger and he was below par
Ahnald
August 23rd, 2010
5:05 pm
I slept with Monica and she was double bogey all the way
bTiger Woods: A fallen star, and now officially a failure at … · Golf Courses
August 23rd, 2010
5:05 pm
[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today. Here’s a quick excerptTiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have officially been divorced. [...]
Joey
August 23rd, 2010
5:05 pm
Damn, just go by “droopy,” you are an embarrassment to Dawgs.
Alabama Communist
August 23rd, 2010
5:08 pm
Tiger a failure as a hubby?? You must have no idea what failure is when Tiger had 45 Hooters Servers working for him……..
steve
August 23rd, 2010
5:10 pm
Tiger has always acted like he was better then anyone else because of all the money , he is just a spoiled rich, immature adult that thought he could do anything he wanted and suffer no consequences , Ellen is so much better off without him and if he never wins again I will not feel sorry for him.
jerry fresh
August 23rd, 2010
5:10 pm
Mark Bradley is an idiot…I think that says it all. Tiger Woods is a great golfer. He will win again, and often. And for the rest of you morons trying to somehow take that away from him, get a life. You WILL buy his endorsed products. You WILL pay to see him play. You WILL tune in to watch him on television just like you did with Mike Tyson, Koby Bryant, and countless others…so shut up!!!
Marcel
August 23rd, 2010
5:14 pm
MB – I thought you were a sports writer…
This low-class article is just an example of how the people love to wallow in other people’s mess.
It’s also an example of how some people delight in bringing down a certain demographic of folks they think have gotten a little to uppity for their liking. And you can read between the lines of that statement all you want.
Maybe we can move on and talk about the status of the game of golf with Tiger no longer a top contender. Have TV ratings dropped? What do advertisers and sponsors think of the game without Tiger’s dominating presence? That is an article worthy of reading, since it would impact our ability to enjoy a sport that so many took up due primary to Tiger Woods.
Ahnald
August 23rd, 2010
5:15 pm
Jerry….wrong answer Hans….I WILL NOT PAY to watch him play,period, I WILL NOT pay for his endorsed products,period ….MAYBE I tune in to watch him, but my thing is I do not think he has learned a thing, as Steve says, he still is brash and immature, the news conference he gave providing an “update” with his mother present was his “lebron james” moment….he is so self absorbed
J-Man
August 23rd, 2010
5:22 pm
Jack Nicholas was an absentee father. And admitted so. He was always gone, never home. And if you think Jack didn’t have a little “Squeeze” on the side, you are kidding yourself. The difference is we didn’t have a freaking billion reporters running around looking for Celebrity dirt. Also we didn’t have the Internet or ESPN!
Tiger will be fine. How many of you HATERS have ever been divorced. Heck, half of you are well behind on child support! So stop crucifying the guy, he’s never done one thing to you. And as far as cursing, are you kidding me? Your kids never heard a curse word from your lips or your spouse’s lips? What “Fantasy” world are you living in. I never group up idolizing anyone but my father. So I could care less what pro athletes or celebrities do or say. My son is the same way. And if your parenting skills were better, your kids would not idolize athletes and celebrities anyway. They would idolize YOU!
Grrrr…. Leave Tiger Alone!
Poor Bradley
August 23rd, 2010
5:24 pm
Reduced to this? wow……so sad.
J-Man
August 23rd, 2010
5:24 pm
J-Man
August 23rd, 2010
5:22 pm
Jack Nicholas was an absentee father. And admitted so. He was always gone, never home. And if you think Jack didn’t have a little “Squeeze” on the side, you are kidding yourself. The difference is we didn’t have a freaking billion reporters running around looking for Celebrity dirt. Also we didn’t have the Internet or ESPN!
Tiger will be fine. How many of you HATERS have ever been divorced. Heck, half of you are well behind on child support! So stop crucifying the guy, he’s never done one thing to you. And as far as cursing, are you kidding me? Your kids never heard a curse word from your lips or your spouse’s lips? What “Fantasy” world are you living in. I never group up idolizing anyone but my father. So I could care less what pro athletes or celebrities do or say. My son is the same way. And if your parenting skills were better, your kids would not idolize athletes and celebrities anyway. They would idolize YOU!
Grrrr…. Leave Tiger Alone!
Joey
August 23rd, 2010
5:25 pm
Nice, Techie (Damon Evans). You gave yourself away with the “red panties …”
When you grow up to be a man, you’ll hopefully like red panties on a woman. But then again, you’re a Techie . . .
Kim Kardashian
August 23rd, 2010
5:34 pm
Tiger will growl again, its not against the law to be divorced you idiot, he shoulda done all his playa times before Elin but she gets 100 mill, 50 per kid, so what he will make that back & more when he starts winning again, then everyone will want to jump on the Tiger train again, butt I’ll already be riding cause you know how I like dark meat! GRRRRRRRR
itpdude
August 23rd, 2010
5:36 pm
“Just” another failed husband?
How many broads did this guy bang while married? How soon after his wedding was he banging women other than his wife? How much urine did he spray on these women? How much unprotected sex did he have with porn stars before going back home to have unprotected sex with his wife?
Your description completely belittles the sheer gravity of his failure. Tiger failed, yes, but failed to the extreme.
Willy
August 23rd, 2010
5:44 pm
I heard Tiger has decided to live at Damon Evans’ new bachelor pad.
Crass Realist
August 23rd, 2010
5:52 pm
Tiger said in his now famous “mea culpa” TV special that Elin was in no way to blame. I say otherwise…she is an icy, aloof b**ch and if she had taken better care of Tiger, this would not have happened. It is as much about the wife keeping the fires burning as it is the husband making sure he only tends to one fire. Tiger went on the other side of the tracks with Elin…she is a money-hungry prostitute who just got her payday. Tiger, I’m on your side! I hope you find someone with whom you fall in love…
theriddler
August 23rd, 2010
6:00 pm
Speaking of trash, you see ACromartie on Hard Knocks? Couldn’t name his kids. Sweet.
Bill Cosby
August 23rd, 2010
6:06 pm
It’s the magnitude of it all… a dozen random dancers, waitresses, hookers (models)… could spread STD’s to his beautiful wife or among all of “em… NOT JUST ONE mistress… he didn’t have time to sign autographs for kids ????? .. it’s in our genes… personal responsibility folks !!!
High Horse
August 23rd, 2010
6:12 pm
“Tiger, I’m on your side! I hope you find someone with whom you fall in love…”
Like you, Crass? Don’t you live in one of those shacks off Washington Rd near Augusta National? You’ll need lots of luck and major reconstructive surgery to go with it to snag Tiger. Best wishes CrASS!
Jack Nicklaus
August 23rd, 2010
6:19 pm
He Will NEVER Break My Record! A win or two here and there but golf is a very mental game and he no longer has the EDGE. That is his final Punishment!
destin dawg
August 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
I love it !! Tiger let Fuzzy Zoeller hang on a comment he made to ESPN (they dug up days later)…. after couple beers coming out of locker room… “What do they eat Chicken and greens ? ” Tiger could have come out “Fuzzy always jokes around” didn’t mean anything etc…. but NO Tiger let Fuzzy hang and lost his K Mart sponsorship…. I LOVE THIS PAYBACK !!!
bob
August 23rd, 2010
6:28 pm
Elle is like a pro football player. Never lives up to their contract and holds out for more money. Tiger is like golfer. They use their putter, then move on to the next hole.
BugKiller
August 23rd, 2010
6:31 pm
Golfers, more than ANY other athletes, are creatures of extreme habit.
Let’s be honest for a moment and admit that part of Tiger’s habits were to go out after a round to get drinks with his posse and pick up more than the check, if you know what I mean.
He should have divorced his wife from the get go, and not only for his career, but for his family. It was bound to happen, trying to hold on to what you ruined is never healthy.
He made a HUGE mistake getting married young. Derek Jeter has been playing the field, literally and figuratively, for 15 years now. He’s closer to 40 than 20. He’s not married. Because he knows the temptations are too much for ANY man.
The other guys who Tiger hangs with who got married young (like Jordan, for example) have ALL cheated on their wives.
Before anyone else throws any stones, there’s a certain beloved third baseman in this town who had daliance(s) of his own, albeit with a higher(?) class of waitress.
Tiger Woods was a complete dork his whole life. Doesn’t anyone remember this guy as a 20 year old Stanford student? Total nerd.
Why he married so young and never played the field, like Jeter did, is the real shame. He wasn’t ready. He was young, dumb, and should have been free to do all the things (women) he never got a chance to as a high school and college dork.
So his mistake here? Getting married in the first place.
But now that he’s divorced, he can get back to his routine without the sneaking or guilt. I’m sure he’s at a Perkins right now.
Next year Tiger is going to win no less than three majors. Guaranteed.
A2
August 23rd, 2010
6:34 pm
Wow. Those in glass homes should not cast stones. Dude was very wrong and is paying the just consequence. However, nobody is perfect. Mark, you should check with Jay Mariotti, Marv Albert, Jim Lampley and countless others before you cast the next stone.
Lane Jones
August 23rd, 2010
6:34 pm
Just because he gets a divorce he is a dead beat dad absentee father????? Does getting a divorce make one an “absentee father”?
will c
August 23rd, 2010
6:35 pm
Hey Mark, you are just jealous because no one except your wife wants to sleep with you. If you had the money and opportunity to sleep with beautiful around the world, you would probably fall to the same temptation as TIGER…
Hey TIGER, stop apologizing. Go to Vegas and bang some chicks so you can get your swing back.
destin dawg
August 23rd, 2010
6:37 pm
What a role model,,, cussing in front of the fans ( KIds)… spoiled brat… only child ..won’t sign autographs.. when he plays a practice round with one of the top golfers ( Mickelson, etc.).. he has to wait on the next tee because his playing partner is signing autographs, caps. etc. for the fans… ROLE MODEL
Bob Horner
August 23rd, 2010
6:40 pm
will c…you’d be a good drinking buddy…you made me LOL…
doc
August 23rd, 2010
6:42 pm
the list is long of this type of behavior to get too self righteous about it. entitled folks have done it for years. prince charles, jfk, mlk, clinton, the list is huge. move on and let them figure it out. it is sad and there is another chapter to be written and is the one of importance. i can only pray it is one that has a better outcome for all.
sad to say but before the stuff hit the fan some would have even said he had the perfect marriage. that to is where we all exist betwixt and between.
Bob Horner
August 23rd, 2010
6:43 pm
Lane…she’s taking the kids to Sweden…(my x lives in Canton and I live in Douglasville…and I bich about THAT commute…) just sayin….
DonnieM
August 23rd, 2010
6:47 pm
Zero sympathy for the arrogant jerk.
Concerned Citizen
August 23rd, 2010
6:50 pm
Hey MARK,
This is off the subject, but
please tell the AJC’s Doug Roberson that Todd McShay of ESPN and the NFL are two separate entities.
This is in reference to his headline,
NFL not high on Tech’s Nesbitt
destin dawg
August 23rd, 2010
6:50 pm
Doc.. none of them as bad as Tiger… others only had ONE at a time and that was before so much STD”s.. but its still the cussing/temper in front of fans (kids)… screwed Fuzzy… no autographs etc….
david
August 23rd, 2010
6:51 pm
I’d bet anything that he thought she’d be honored to be his wife. I can’t say that I’ve ever seen a bigger ego.
crackills
August 23rd, 2010
7:06 pm
I’m disappointed in Eldrick for getting caught.
JDW
August 23rd, 2010
7:10 pm
As someone that met Tiger for the first time in 93…he has not changed! But I will say he did a great job of fooling everyone for awhile. It has, is and will always be just about Tiger in his mind.
Mojo
August 23rd, 2010
7:12 pm
You go Tiger. Celebrate! This time, don’t marry any of it. Why pay for the cow when you can definitely get the milk for free!?
Rick
August 23rd, 2010
7:19 pm
Tiger will never win another tournment. He is done. Stick a fork in him.
Rick
August 23rd, 2010
7:22 pm
Now, I can’t get any sleep. I am disappointed that he did not have the intelligence to get away with it. How can you win a that much money and be that stupid.
dagnabit
August 23rd, 2010
7:22 pm
Mark is doing just fine. Tiger has gone by-the-way.
Rick
August 23rd, 2010
7:23 pm
Elin should have called and spoken with Ms. Bobbit.
Rick
August 23rd, 2010
7:23 pm
I’ll bet he did not sleep in that house the night she whacked his ass.
Rick
August 23rd, 2010
7:26 pm
Someone talk to me, I am bored.
Andrew Treble
August 23rd, 2010
7:33 pm
Who really cares about how many women he slept with, how he became a “failed husband”, or how much money she got? I know I could care less. Our society, through the 24-hour news cycle media exalts these atheletes and movie actors too much, then you excoriate them when they behave like mere humans. I have my own concerns about family and work where I cannot spend much time thinking about Tiger and his ex-wife.
SuperiorIntellect
August 23rd, 2010
7:35 pm
Au contraire, many of us have it all, and appreciate it and value it enough not to endanger it. (I’m talking about family, what are you talking about?) Your last sentence speaks volumes about your shallowness.
Alan
August 23rd, 2010
7:37 pm
I once asked Tiger Woods to describe, in 25 words or less, what it was like being Tiger Woods. Being Tiger Woods, he finished 24-under.
Mark,
Simply put, that’s one of the best ledes I’ve read in years.
dawg4u
August 23rd, 2010
7:37 pm
I have to agree with Dr. Warren that O.J. Simpson has the title of the star who has fallen the most plus he is in prison still for his last crime of stealing his own memorabilia back with a gun. I would much rather be in Tiger’s shoes than O.J.’s.
ron
August 23rd, 2010
7:41 pm
is erin a failed wife?
Joe
August 23rd, 2010
7:42 pm
And after this weeks event, he’s likely done for the year. No east lake. No Fed ex. No ryder cup. Enjoy the long off season and see you next year tiger.
flacker
August 23rd, 2010
7:42 pm
Two words Mark
Jay Mariotti
I don’t know Tiger and have empathy for him and his kids and Elin. I am amazed at how people take glee in the failures or shortcoming of others. I wonder how many people get up and go to church or synagogue or other places of worship and say how much they love Christ and as soon as they get home, the hate and vitriol begins. I love to see the man play golf, no more no less and i wish him well.
Sam
August 23rd, 2010
7:43 pm
It’s eLin ron and no. She didn’t lie and cheat retard.
Damon Evans
August 23rd, 2010
7:52 pm
wtf did you remove my comment for?
y’all need to get off his magic stick. the man is gifted and generous unlike ellen.
if you think beautiful women want to hangout with sportswriters I think you are seriously mistaken.
you can put that in ink.
Bob Horner @ flacker
August 23rd, 2010
7:53 pm
good post….I’m afraid of you….
GaAubie
August 23rd, 2010
7:55 pm
Tiger is toast, he has feet of clay and the other players don’t fear him any longer plus there are now better younger players on the tour. I am just a old Auburn guy but I have been married for 47 years. I am not perfect nor is my wife but I can tell you that you got to meet in the middle on everything. Tiger will never be the new Jack N or Arnold P
Bob Horner @ damon
August 23rd, 2010
7:58 pm
comments are removed too easily……(the AJC is a liberal entity…) that’s how I live w/ it…
Tiger Woods
August 23rd, 2010
7:58 pm
Drinks and table dances on me tonight at the Cheetah!!! Sex tape and a return to celebrity status to follow
bob
August 23rd, 2010
8:01 pm
Hi jacking those poor American children to Europe. Sounds like Elian Gonzales to me. Where is Janet Reno’s swat team?
Damon Evans
August 23rd, 2010
8:03 pm
now that it is common knowledge that tiger is divorced this dude is going to be getting more tail than before.
Mojo
August 23rd, 2010
8:06 pm
Tiger’s gonna come back stronger than ever soon! You watch. All the guys on here whining about his infidelity and having soooo many girlfriends; I’d bet most of them followed Tiger around the course like puppy dogs the last 10 years. Look. He messed up for sure, but ya gotta give this guy credit for his work ethic on the golf course. There has been no one like him that I ever remember and I’m 50. He needs his old routine back, kinda like the guy with the long hair. His just happen to be pubic. Let it go. Let him play. The girls will love him; he’ll “recover” and golf will be exciting again!
Gordon
August 23rd, 2010
8:21 pm
Mark, remember what happened to Tom McCollister when he said Nicklaus was washed up just before the ‘86 Masters? Tiger will win at least 20 professional majors (14 now), maybe as many as 24. He will win close to 100 PGA events (71 now). He will recover mentally, and that immense talent will carry him well into his forties (he turns 35 at the end of the year).
Do most people think about Kobe Bryant as anything other than a great basketball player at this point? Time passes, and all is forgiven. That doesn’t mean it was right, and he’ll never be admired in the way Jack Nicklaus, but he will be forgiven.
Kevin
August 23rd, 2010
8:31 pm
For those of you who may not know or selectively choose to omit JFK, Clinton ( not that they deserve to be mentioned in the same breath) Sinatra, Mantle, Ruth, Nicklaus and yes Arnie were legendary hounds. Guess what folks in today’s day and age you can’t sneeze without a camera phone catching you with snot on your shirt. Back in he day morals supposedly counted for more but the writers in the know kept things quiet according to the ‘gentleman’s code’ – so don’t judge as you nor I have, ever seen that ‘caliber’ of temptation not to mention begin to understand the dynamics of their individual relationships. I don’t condone it but please.. we’ll never know what it is like to have that lifestyle.
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
August 23rd, 2010
8:52 pm
“Slick Willie” Clinton survived and even got to keep his (ROFLMAO) wife!
His god
August 23rd, 2010
8:53 pm
Sadly, his god is a golden fat boy statue budda…that is what is most sad about thie “intelligent” individual. However, his failures would be any of ours if we had his fame, money and power. I know of no one with his kind of success who has not have multiple moral failures. I would hope he can find genuine grace and get things turned around.
Bravesfan79
August 23rd, 2010
9:01 pm
Never did like Tiger… hope he never wins a tourney again. Its not his race, its his attitude.
I'm Still Rich, Beeeeeeeeeeeatch!
August 23rd, 2010
9:13 pm
Let’s see, even after all of this and paying Elin. He is rich, single, and the number 1 golfer in the world. I don’t feel sorry for him, I feel envious.
Tiger isn’t the only golfer to have cheated, see Arnold Palmer and Fred Couples, he just needed to step his game up. Playa, he is not. Shouldn’t have ever got married to feed some fantasy.
mykhalc
August 23rd, 2010
9:14 pm
stupid column that served no purpose except….???
bj
August 23rd, 2010
9:18 pm
U all r just mad b cause a black man played all of those white women. I’m still a big fan. Way 2 go “T”.
Chuck
August 23rd, 2010
9:18 pm
“Even if this damage was all self-inflicted, the temptation is nonetheless to feel a bit sorry for him.”
IF? IF??? He did it willfully, gladly, repeatedly and without regard for the consequences. If feel absolutely no pity for the spoiled, self-centered cur.
mykhalc
August 23rd, 2010
9:20 pm
@his god…ssshhhhh…you show your ignorance about Buddhism.
His children need a real dad
August 23rd, 2010
9:32 pm
Tiger’s an exceptional golfer. Unfortunately for his children and Elin, golf and empty relationships were his priorities. Any parent who spends as much time as Tiger did in the pursuit of all those women, is NOT a real dad. He was never really a husband either–not faithful from the beginning.
Sorry for his kids
August 23rd, 2010
9:58 pm
Gator32301, don’t know your definition of being absent, but Tiger IS an absentee father.
Realist
August 23rd, 2010
10:09 pm
Don’t think of it as Tiger being a failure at marriage.
Accept it that Elin is a VERY successful ex.
She knew as well as he knew that he should NEVER have married.
Mark
August 23rd, 2010
10:13 pm
Geez, way to kick a guy when he’s down, Mark.
You don’t know anything about their personal life, and its none of our business.
I couldn’t be pulling for him, harder.
Tomb
August 23rd, 2010
10:28 pm
Just goes to show the penis is the most powerful device God ever created
Tomb
August 23rd, 2010
10:30 pm
Just goes to show the penis is the most powerful thing God ever created
Dirty Harry Reid
August 23rd, 2010
10:44 pm
Hope Tiger is flipping burgers soon! What a complete idiot!
woody austin's putter
August 23rd, 2010
10:46 pm
I am the same age as Tiger and have followed him for a long time. He is a tool. I’ve watched him scream and cuss and throw clubs all over the place. If any of us acted like he has on a golf course(let alone of the course) we would probably not be asked back. What a phony. He still doesn’t get it. All me myself and I in every interview. Jerk still has zero humility.
GUATAMA BUDDHA
August 23rd, 2010
10:54 pm
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Tiger is a silly name for a grown man.
gypsy
August 23rd, 2010
11:07 pm
wonder how many of the haters here are Christians??? some of you are hilarious…Mark you’re included man!!
i wish all of you and Tiger…peace!!!
fan
August 23rd, 2010
11:29 pm
Bradley, really? You are compelled to say this stuff, why? What need are you satisfying by celebrating a mans failure? Another scummy journalist.
StingerSplash
August 23rd, 2010
11:39 pm
No need to feel sorry for Tiger. He brought this all on himself. Much in the same way that karma has proven to be a beeotch for Jay Mariotti, just on a grander scale.
Woods has long been a lout and a heel. He’s had a complicit media on his side covering his tracks, all afraid to lose access that doesn’t exist if they let the world see just how he really is. Therein lies the joke — sycophants afraid to lose access Woods wasn’t going to allow in the first place.
Though it’s poor form to speak ill of the dead, his old man was no prize, either. What separates him from Todd Marinovich’s dad? The protege’s success?
Funny how the late Mr. Woods would jingle change and create other distractions during his son’s backswing and now even the muffled noise of a shirt being buttoned 100 yards away leads to goon Stevie Williams being set loose to break thumbs in the crowd.
The living great champions — Nicklaus, Palmer, Player — all have something Woods does not possess and all his endorsements can never acquire.
It’s called class.
Enjoy the tail-cuttin’ at the hands of the Euros in Wales, Mr. Woods.
doc
August 23rd, 2010
11:54 pm
destin dawg, you can only say what has been talked about. how do you frigging know? do you real think that was the first clinton had or the only trist that jfk had and mlk was also a real womanizer it is said. these men were moral leaders for their nations or movements, one with the sclc behind it.
entitled folks treat others in a way that is inconceivable to most folks. lebron has only begun to be talked about in these terms. are you going to deny mj, a divorce, magic aids and wilt was it three a day man? among the top ten ballers in the nba in women and the sport. pat ewing hanging at the gold club here in atlanta, forget that too?
destin dawg please get real or wake up to it. your kidding right in your response? if not, i guess i better stop laughing.
so many pga golfers curse, drink, bet, play around it is part of the game and culture. these guys are not choir boys and most make a living by gaming for money on the side. the pga has straightened up the image but there were enablers for tiger. most recently there was a swingers club with a top two golfer suggested to be part of it. puhlese end the naivete’.
rolodex
August 24th, 2010
12:29 am
Tiger Woods aka Mr Privacy – thought he like privacy for principled reasons – no – it was cover for schtuping trashy women and hookers – - – Tiger Woods has no class – No.1 in arrogance, immaturity, stupidity and bad character.
Robards
August 24th, 2010
1:18 am
Mark, I doubt he’ll marry as often as Rush (4) or Larry K (8 or so), but I’m guessing Tiger will be fine. Elin, however, did very, very well (whatever the final number turns out to be).
Jedi Falcon
August 24th, 2010
3:55 am
Thanks for the news captain obvious. A little slow at the AJC again i see
hutch
August 24th, 2010
5:35 am
I feel bad 4 him. I hope he sees his kids when he can. Aftr, all this mess, I hope he can get back into playing great golf… like I know he can!!
B.M. Parks
August 24th, 2010
6:15 am
Here we go again…all you moral police and hypocrites! Most people are very unhappy in their marriages and they stay together because they worry about opinions. Elin would never find a man like Tiger! Ask Mrs. Kobe Bryant, you don’t leave the goose that lays the golden egg!
Judge Schmales
August 24th, 2010
7:28 am
MB, you’re coming off as a bit of a Monday morning QB. when did the “failure” take place? was Woods a “successful” father and husband until he got caught? it seems to me that people of Tiger’s ilk do not rank the success or failure of a marriage as others do (for example, sports writers, tabloid journalists, etc.). there are many men who cheat discretely, and keep marriages/families intact. are they to be judged as “successful” when it comes to marriage? I am not defending Tiger Woods, but to each his (and her) own.
Marvin Mangrum
August 24th, 2010
7:32 am
We have walked fairways along with him, we have tried way too many times just to get anything from him, he is without a doubt the most pompous rear to ever be a golfer, a person, a human. We watch as you writers go on about this looser like hes a God, we watch as TV does the same, it would be funny, haha, if it were not so sad. Trying to make one of the worst people ever into a superstar! Im afraid that winning a gazillion dollars doesnt do that!
4 Jacks
August 24th, 2010
7:34 am
The guy is classless. Did you hear him say it had been hard on the children? Well , duh, are you that frigging stupid? Why didn’t you think about the children when you were running around with your 20 or more skanky women. I feel for Elin and yhe children and find it just terrible that a no class POS like this foul mouth spoiled punk will break records held by men of class like Jack Nichlos. As far as I am concerned Mr. Pavin should not select him to represent this country as I would not want this low life to represent me in anything. The man has no class at all.
Shug
August 24th, 2010
8:11 am
Oh he’ll get over his troubles and so will everyone else once he wins another tournament.
Get ready for the “greatest comeback story in history,” “we never should’ve doubted Tiger,” or “nobody focuses like Tiger when his back’s against the wall.”
Call me Hater
August 24th, 2010
8:12 am
The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to be nice to their mother.
Sid
August 24th, 2010
8:18 am
Lol, the comment about Vick…………I can’t totally disagree but Vick hopefully wasn’t having sex with those dogs.
I think we could debate which of the two was the most stupid, and yes, that award goes to Vick. Fortunately for Tiger screwing around isn’t a federal offense.
dap01
August 24th, 2010
8:29 am
He would have had more affairs but he had ESPN sticking out of his behind.
I am tired of hearing about Tiger being 22 shots off the lead and no one even mentioning the actual winner of a PGA event.
dap01
August 24th, 2010
8:30 am
Money can’t buy class. Money can’t buy character.
Sid
August 24th, 2010
8:39 am
Judge Schmales
August 24th, 2010
7:28 am
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Excellent riposte. And yes, wives cheat too.
Tiger bought into all the hype, he was godlike, insuperable. I don’t believe that he ever thought he could lose his marriage, he wasn’t in touch with reality. There was no way he could be with all these women and not be denuded eventually. Remember Elin, men want a lady on their arm and a whore in the bed.
Rickster
August 24th, 2010
9:31 am
I think I prefaced my original post just fine. Despite his success on the course in tournaments won, etc. Tiger will never be the champion that Jack & Arnie are.
They don’t cuss loudly or throw golf clubs when they hit a bad shot. They respect the game. They don’t make “lift the trophy, kiss the trophy” commercials that make a mockery of winning.
Tiger may be the greatest golfer ever – but if I want an example of how to carry myself as a champion, I’ll take Jack or Arnie – heck, even Ben Crenshaw – over Tiger any day.
Sarah
August 24th, 2010
9:36 am
a divorce doesn’t make you a failure at marriage. The guys screwed around on his wife and that’s bad for her – not for us. His golf game is screwed up because he gave up drugs – that’s bad for him not for us. Why do we take these things so personal? Tiger will rebound his game once his body adjusts to clean living. He’ll marry again most likely. Even if he doesn’t the world keeps turning.
Joshua
August 24th, 2010
9:48 am
I am as flawed as everyone else on this blog (because we all are). But my point is this. When you have no one to remind you that you are human, you begin to think that even your flaws are perfect. And because of that pride, your fall is that much more dramatic. Now think about this. If he had come to himself at some point along the way and decided not to go this route (marriage and the whole nine) he still would have been Tiger Woods. The difference is that he is now but a flicker of his former glory. I hope and pray that he returns to himself. Because Golf suffers when he does.
Joshua
August 24th, 2010
9:49 am
BTW Tiger doesn’t do Roids people.
Jules
August 24th, 2010
9:53 am
I don’t feel sorry for him at all. He had everything a man could (or should) want and he threw it all away because his head got so big he thought he was “All That”. At the end of the day, he is just another guy who couldn’t go the distance. All he deserves now is his cheap little prostitute.
BC
August 24th, 2010
10:01 am
This is probably what he wanted all along but I am sure he would have rather had this play out much differently. How can you be happy with marriage and sleep with 12-15 other women? I am sure he is smiling inside after all is said and done. I do feel sorry for his wife and kids though.
Mark W
August 24th, 2010
10:06 am
Tiger was in love with HIMSELF,still IS….thinks he is GODLIKE, still DOES….have some humility Tiger….50% of us men have been divorced, is humilating for a while….it has made me a much better husband for my second marriage, you eventually move on, ….he is so involved with his self-importance, what he claimed he would do, be nicer, more appreciative of fans,etc..was all BS….people will give others second chances, but you have TO EARN people’s respect…he has failed as a husband the first go around, he will not be the first nor the last…get OVER YOURSELF
Mr. . Thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR
August 24th, 2010
10:23 am
Bradley your jealously and racism and bigotry is pathetic! See you in Hell!
Batyah
August 24th, 2010
10:30 am
Since Tiger is considered a ‘failed’ husband, I wonder if his ex-wife is considered a ‘failed’ wife? *smh*
david
August 24th, 2010
10:39 am
He should marry Rachel. She is a bombshell.
Black Like Me
August 24th, 2010
11:13 am
White men are truly amazing. Get over your racism, hatred, jealousy, morality and superiority complex. There is no excuse for you being so unhappy with yourselves and showing it by dumping on Tiger. LOL!!!!
tyrace
August 24th, 2010
11:35 am
first off that chick game up.she get 750 million for having to kids. this chick use to be the nanny for a golfer that was barely making ends meet. Tiger should have not gotting married to that homeless lady in the first place.OJ should have left old girl in the pizza parlor were he met her.
OSCAR
August 24th, 2010
11:39 am
You should sorry for cancer victims. Sorry for Tiger, give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GB
August 24th, 2010
12:58 pm
The only thing more sickening than Woods and what he did, are the folks who uphold him in it.
Tiger Rules
August 24th, 2010
3:56 pm
Tiger’s golddigger walked with $500 million for nothing except having a bunch of personal servants around to do all her work for the last few years. Her boyfriends will bleed her dry and her money will be gone quickly—book it.
Peter
August 25th, 2010
8:32 pm
Hey Truth.if Tiger maybe had ONE affair, or ONE mistress, or strayed once, then confessed to doing wrong……..then maybe the Jesus thing would work.
Tiger is a bloated Head Jerk………..period.
He was doing sluts across America, while his PGA buddies kept all quiet.
He married a beautiful woman as a prize for himself………the Gold digger comments are ridicules.
Fore!!
August 26th, 2010
6:48 am
Well i really sorry for Tiger woods n his wife life is sweet n wholesome But after all God did not make us into IBM comp softeware we are human n stuff happens if tiger had said in news confernce he had sex with these girls are ladys some are not like one who has to blab to some News place on Tiger.Anyway what happen is done just maybe Tiger woods re-think his blunders someday n get head back in Golf n win more golf titles n all this be forgotton.Life is hard tellin u children about being no longer married is hard to…..think of the children more and hope they do also…The end!
A.T.
August 26th, 2010
11:54 am
@Peter – his PGA buddies kept quiet because they are doing the exact same thing only they haven’t gotten caught yet and they don’t get anywhere near the attention he does.
Oh btw, the greatest golfer to ever play the game is leading the Barclays so you sad, sad little Tiger haters can start moaning again!
ck
September 1st, 2010
11:55 am
I don’t think he’ll ever win another tournament.