Archive for February 19th, 2010
Tiger Woods To “Appear & Speak” Today
Friday, February 19th, 2010 | Golf, Sports, Tiger Woods | No Comments
At 11am EST this morning, Tiger Woods will break his silence. It’s about time.
We have not heard directly from Woods since he smashed his car against a tree outside his house in the early morning of November 27th. Since then, we’re not entirely sure what he’s been up to.
At least a dozen women have come forward claiming sexual relations with the world’s best golfer. It is unclear if his wife – Elin Nordegren-Woods – will be willing to forgive the superstar for his transgressions. It is also unclear whether Woods will golf this year.
What will we get out of Tiger on Friday? Probably not much. Woods and his entourage have complete control over the “appearance”. Only friends, colleagues and close associates will be permitted in the Sunset Room of the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse on Friday. Three networks will carry the statement live – ABC, CBS and NBC. The Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg will each have one writer present, while the Golf Writers Association will have 3 writers present. Woods will not be taking any questions during the appearance.
Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg had this to say about what we can expect: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him. He also let down his fans. He wants to begin the process of making amends and that’s what he’s going to discuss.”
I have a feeling that this will be totally overblown. It’s probably not going to be anything special and we probably won’t get all the answers we want. My only hope is that Elin is there right by his side standing by his man – how great would that be – like any good “politicians’ wife”…
