Tiger surgery during his hospital visit

[HomerJSimpson]

Great player who does a lot of charitable work but as a role model for the next generation - not so sure. I don't want juniors at my club thinking spitting, throwing clubs etc is acceptable behaviour just because Woods does it on the telly.

He has a lot of pressure in his life and whilst most of us think we'd love to be in that position, do you really think having every part of your life and every move scrutinised is easy? I have no real opinion about what might or might not have happened over the weekend with that crash and to be honest don't care. I like to watch him as I like to see any sportsman at the top of their game but I don't want to spend hours watching previews of what might or might not happen or condone poor etiquette on those occasions others were better on the day

 

[drawboy]

Don't stick up for him homer, it doesn't go down well for some reason

 

[drawboy]

Everyone has a personality trait that gets someone's back up from time to time.

Why don't you shut up you great knob.

My point exactly, oh and just for that comment when we do swap brollies in a couple of years, you'll have to blow the thick layer dust off it before use my friend

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I was actually trying to be a voice of reason (I know, I know) and whilst he is a great player and his foundation does a lot of worthwhile work, there are sides to his persona that aren't nice and let him down. That said given the intense scrutiny and interest he generates (usually on the course but that'll all change now) then you can understand how hard it can be.

For once I'm Tiger bashing and Tiger supporting. A bit of a ying/yang scenario with him I think. After the weekend though his once well protected private life will come under even more scrutiny and it wouldn't surprise me if more "kiss and tell" rumours start to surface. Much as I hate the US media scrum and celebrity hounding in most cases there has always been a case of no smoke without fire and sooner or later the truth of indiscretions surface. I think if Woods snr was still alive then the whole thing wouldn't have happened from spitting and tantrums on course (his dad would have kicked his arse) to the current media circus

 

[SandyBalls]

I left this string 24 hours before returning.

As I thought, a certain amount of controversy. Some agree with me, others think I am talking out of backside. At least my wife has not rammed a driver up it!!

Love him or hate him, we all have our opinions and I just gave mine. I did indeed enjoy watching him earlier in his career, when he appeared to have a genuine love for the sport. Circus or no circus, now he seems to hate every minute of it, win or lose.

If he isn't enjoying himself maybe retirement wouldn't be a bad idea. It rarely happens in golf that they give up at their peak. Or maybe he doesn't have enough money in the bank to relax yet?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

He'll keep going until he's beaten Jacks major record before thinking about retirement

 

[Imurg]

Agreed. he'll beat it and then retire almost immediately.

SO he's being charged with careless driving then!

So what's happening about the crash then?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Swept under the carpet by the TW legal team

 

[Snelly]

Undoubtably, he is THE most miserable git to feature on a Golf course, and I make no bones about stating that I cant stand watching him.

yes yes.....I know how 'good' he is, and how much he 'wants' to win etc, and I admire those qualities, but nonethe less, it doesnt alter me hating to look at his miserable face.

The fact that he might have had his back windows, (and nearly his head) caved in by his wife, as a result of his 'alleged' extra-marital horizontal jogging, is rather childishly pleasing to my strange sense of justice......

Hey ho.......he might soon have only Half a Billion in said Bank account.

How will he get by ???

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Whilst I have a massive amount of repsect for Tiger Woods ability, he has never been very likeable in my view. He spits on the course, throws clubs, swears audibly in front of youngsters after a bad shot and is reknown for never tipping anyone, irrsepective of what they do for him in his cosseted world and despite the fact that he is a billionaire. Not exactly a nice bloke.

It seems to me that his old man was a bit of a moral compass for him and after his demise, Tiger has mutated into a spoilt brat of a bloke with a skewed sense of self worth and a total lack of self awareness.

I am really quite glad that he has had a comeuppance and hope that this forces him to sort himself out and have a bit more humility. That said, I feel very sorry for his family who are innocent in this and now under a pubilcity microscope through no fault of their own.

He'll be forgiven of course and the Tiger brand will recover. I doubt his marriage will though.

Snelly.