Tiger's Colleagues Speak Out ["A Phony and a Fake"]

Life & Style ^ | 12/10/09

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As a Role Model: Tiger thinks that being a good role model to others is even more important than his golf. He thinks his golf is just a vehicle for him to influence people. He wants to influence kids in a positive way. Tiger feels that's what it's all about.

Roll Models on the Web: Tiger Woods as a Role Model

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In fact, many of Tiger's colleagues in the golf world have already made up their minds about the situation -- and wasted no time badmouthing their former friend. Jesper Parnevik, the Swedish golfer who introduced Elin, then his kids' nanny, to Tiger, has said he regrets doing so. "We probably thought he was a better guy than he is," Parnevik said.

Good for Parnevik. He probably feels terrible that he helped get that beautiful girl into this mess.

It's not "badmouthing" when its true.

[KsSunflower]

I gotta go with adorable too...he has a ton going for him and, again, I hope he and Elin can pull it together. Being found out and being able to drop that “golden boy” image, and be a real-though flawed-guy, may have ultimately been the best thing to happen.

[dancusa]

Whats the diference between Tiger Woods and Santa Claus?

Santa has only 3 hoes.

Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas!

[Lizavetta]

Not in the least.

I can definitely see what is attractive about a non-handsome guy who has power and money. It is true that regarding some men those things are a big turn on.

But it's not the case with Tiger Woods. I'm not sure why but I know I've always felt that way about him. He's just kind of uninteresting I guess. Now he's uninteresting AND repulsive.

[massgopguy]

I knew Phil was a good guy when I saw his reaction to being informed that the amature winner of The Masters tied his lowest score on the last day.

[kcvl]

I hope he and Elin can pull it together.

If that is what they want I hope it works out too. It would be hard to find out things like this about your husband if you had no idea what he had been doing even if you suspected it.

This is not just about an affair. This is SICK & STUPID on Tiger's part! If this wakes him up it may be a good thing to happen to him. How miserable must you be to live a complete lie.

[ZX12R]

Falls from grace come hard and fast.

True enough, but few are measured in head-on collisions at light speed. Poor little Tiger.

[uncbob]

They want to drive him off the tour to enrich themselves.

Wrong--With the economy the way it is the purses are going to come down and without Tiger on the tour they will nosedive--Tiger that didn't care about golf watched just because of him --I guarantee that the majority may not like Tiger but they know the economics of the situation and aren't happy that this is happening

[Tahoe3002]

Have you seen the recent pics of Donald Trump, his current wife and their new baby? Or maybe Larry King, does he have a much younger wife and young child?

Get over it. Women are attracted to BIG money like men are attracted to young women with BIG racks and tight a$$es.

Remember Tom T. Hall’s song: Older Whiskey, Younger Women and Faster Horses?

[Hot Tabasco]

Crane also believes Elin may have known about Tiger's other women. "She's no fool," Crane says, adding that perhaps Elin "turned a blind eye because of the money and the kids and the lifestyle he provides."

Well, well, well, looks like it took two to TangHoe...........

Here we have the philandering golf phenom who many people now hate and an accomplice wife who was hanging on strictly for the "benefits".......LOL!

[Hot Tabasco]

Funny how nobody has a bad word to say about Phil Mickelson

What blasphemy do you have to offer? /sarc

[Hot Tabasco]

I think he looks like a weasel and by hiding out like a little punk *ss girl I guess I was right.

And now knowing what I know about his money grubbing wife, I wouldn't touch her with your D... LOL!

[Hot Tabasco]

If that is what they want I hope it works out too.

Ain't gonna happen, their charade has been busted.....

The divorce will proceed, she'll head back to Sweden to live in her recently purchased $2 million dollar home, she'll settle for her multi-million dollar alimony, the kids will get their multi-million dollar child support, she'll find another fabulously wealthy Swedish businessman (maybe even a famous tennis player) and she will live the life of luxury forever and ever and ever and ever.........

The only regret she will have is not being the arm-piece of the greatest golfer in the world at all the tournament victory parties that will continue around the world so long as Tiger Woods continues to golf..........

Sorry Elin, you have no sympathy from me.......with that being said, can I call you?

[HereInTheHeartland]

“When I saw the quote: “He’s a phony and a fake” I thought it was about 0bama.”

Tiger and Obama and their attributes (once thought of highly and now crashing to earth with character flaws); seem to morphing into one person.

[surrey]

That goes for every drop dead gorgeous wife with a homely, rich, powerful husband. The one instance where I doubt this happened is Tom Brady and Gisele Bundschen.

[Harley]

....for the US Open so perhaps Crane will have to play with Tiger in the first round.

Do you really think Woods will show his face around the golf course anytime in the next 10 years or so? I don't think you'll see him anywhere near a golf course. He's going into the witness protection program.

[FTJM]

Good point. Tiger was a golf nerd who had to get someone to ask her out. She refused at first and had no attraction to him. At some point, she wised up that her nanny salary wasn't cutting it, esp after seeing Parnevik's wife's lifestyle.

Her anger was probably along the lines of Hillary's...screwing up the master plan.

[ejdrapes]

I'm sorry but the whole 'you just need to shut up because Tiger made you rich' is BS. Brandle Chamblee said the same thing on the golf channel last week. People not being called out because of the almighty dollar is pathetic.

There are A LOT of good guys on the PGA tour who have strong morals and are deeply religious. I have no problem if they speak out regarding Tiger Woods. For me it's more shamefull if they keep quiet just to keep the big bucks flowing into their bank accounts. We already know the media groupies kept quiet so they could get access and TV ratings would stay high. Disgusting.

[CaliforniaCon]

I give #51 and #141 high marks for speaking out. Morfe of them need to do so. Woods is giving golf a very bad name and it just gets worth with his silence and new revelations
every day.

It is possible, yes, that Elin Woods was tipped off by someone or suspected on her own that Tiger was messing around. It is also possible she did not know — I’d say unless another golf WIFE told her something concrete, she didn’t know and did find out for certain via his texting on Thanksgiving.

Daly has made some comments as has Nicklaus. Daly was golf’s clown for so long — a talented clown, but a clown. He did not have the status of Tiger Woods however, nor the drawing power. He has been in and out of the game so many times it makes one’s head spin. Nicklaus probably wants it all to just go away — it’s nasty — an embarrassment to golf.

Woods brought golf to the forefront, upped the purses for the tourneys, and excited Nike, Tag Heuer, et al, who happily paid him huge amounts to pitch their products. More people watched on TV; more went to tourneys when he was playing (fewer and fewer tourneys lately and not just due to the knee surgery).

He made it clear he only wanted to play the majors and few other tourneys each year, which did not help bring people to the courses in recent years. A lot of his early ‘fans’ of color abandoned him as he continued to live in the ‘white’ world. They realized he was NOT one of them.

The problem I have with Woods is that he IS a phoney because he does not live the life he advertises — and this scandal has blown the roof off the PGA. Kids and others idolized this fake and must feel very let down.

Those of us who witnessed Woods’ bad behaviors at tourneys over time are not all that shocked and some people in-the-know claim they already knew about Woods’ womanizing from others on tour.

Apparently Nike, et al, have no morals clauses in their contracts — if they do, Woods has surely violated every one. I hope Nike drops him and that others do the same but I would not hold my breath — look at the other jerks Nike pays to hawk their wares. Still, those other sports are not golf, the ‘gentleman’s game.’

This is not the same as one indiscretion with one woman — he can’t stand up and say how sorry he is that he got involved with ONE woman and try to repair his image and his marriage. This scandal is so ‘all over the place’ and so tawdry that I don’t see how Woods’ image can ever be repaired.

If I never see Woods’ on the golf course again it will be fine — I never liked him in the first place due to his obnoxious behaviors at tournaments alone, beginning early in his pro career.

Golf should extricate itself from this fool, despite his ability to swing a club, for the sake of the future of the sport.