Tiger Woods

[ClassyTouch]

Tiger woods had a car accident this morning right at his home. At first they were saying he was seriously injured. But the good news is he was no. He has a few cuts on face and is now back home. They are investigaing the accident and say alkohol was not involved.

I am glad he was not hurt bad and hope things will be ok with him. He is a golfing legand. I will keep you updated on the accident as I get it.

[hbradley]

There has been alot going on since then. As I suspected Tiger is taking Ambien and some pain relievers.

His wife said that he had been drinking the night before this accident. Now if you have heard of Ambien you know there is a risk of this kind of thing. People have been driving in their sleep and doing other things that they don't recall later.

I also see that his mother in law had to be taken from the home the other day as she was ill.

What I can't figure out is why are they doing this to him and us. He has a right to some privacy here folks. I wouldn't want the whole world to know that I had a car accident.

I also don't think that airing everyones dirty laundry on televion is the right thing to do. Stop listening and reading this crap. No one wants to see this constantly.

[ClassyTouch]

Tiger Woods has taken and infiffinate leave from playing professional golf. I got this off the news today.

[beaston]

Confirmed....from the New York Times:

Asking for understanding from his fans, business partners and fellow competitors on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods announced on his Web site Friday that he would take an “indefinite break from professional golf” to try to rebuild his personal life.

Mike Blake/Reuters

Tiger Woods carries his daughter, Sam Alexis, after winning the playoff round of the U.S. Open in June 2008.
Woods, the top-ranked golfer in the world, has not been seen in public since crashing his SUV into a neighbor’s tree in an early morning accident on Nov. 27. He has spent the last two weeks in his Orlando, Fla., area home, recovering from injuries and hearing a flood of reports of marital infidelities linking him to multiple women that has swamped the worldwide airwaves.

By abandoning the tour for an unspecified time, Woods leaves golf without its No. 1 draw, television without its No. 1 ratings driver and his sponsors without exposure from the golfer who makes more than $100 million a year selling their products and building their brands.

It was not clear how he arrived at this decision or whether it was made in consultation with corporate sponsors or PGA Tour officials.

The tour’s official response was swift and supportive:

“We fully support Tiger’s decision to step away from competitive golf to focus on his family. His priorities are where they need to be, and we will continue to respect and honor his family’s request for privacy. We look forward to Tiger’s return to the PGA Tour when he determines the time is right for him.”

Woods’s statement appeared on his Web site just before 7 p.m. Friday, late in the news cycle and at the start of the weekend, a time often reserved for releasing controversial news in the hopes of diminishing its impact.

The reaction from CBS and NBC, the two networks that will televise the bulk of the PGA Tour schedule when it resumes with the SBS Championship at Kapalua, Hawaii, on January 7-10, 2010, also closely followed Woods’s statement. Sean McManus, the president of CBS Sports and News, said golf could go on without Woods, but not for long.

“We’ve obviously done golf tournaments without Tiger before,” McManus said, “but we all know how much better they do when Tiger is playing well on the weekend. We’ll adjust, but I guess a lot of it depends on what the definition of the word ‘indefinite’ is.”

Asked about whether there was a tradeoff between Woods not playing and him playing with the news media circus that would accompany his return, McManus said: “I’m not as concerned about missing the circus as I am about missing him on the golf course. When he was injured a year ago, we didn’t have him in the P.G.A. Championship.

“Golf is still a strong sport and we look forward to his return on the golf tour,” McManus added. “We’ll adjust and life will go on but a tournament with Tiger Woods is a much bigger sport.”

In his third statement since the accident drove him into seclusion, Woods once again used his site to reiterate and amplify his profound apologies for the fallout from the reported multiple affairs to which he had alluded.

“I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,” Woods said. “I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.

“I would like to ask everyone, including my fans, the good people at my foundation, business partners, the PGA Tour, and my fellow competitors, for their understanding. What’s most important now is that my family has the time, privacy, and safe haven we will need for personal healing.”

“After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf,” the statement continued. “I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person.”

Woods and his wife, Elin, have been married for five years and have a 2-year-old daughter and a 10-month-old son.

Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC Universal Sports, issued a brief statement of support.

“It’s a wonderful course of action,” Ebersol said, “and I hope everyone will give them the peace to do the best thing for the family.”

[scoobygirl30]

I am sure that just like me, every time you turn around there is a picture of Tiger Woods whether its in the check out of the local markets or on the internet.

I dont keep up with the news much, because more often than not its just depressing, so even though I was seeing his picture everywhere I didnt bother to read what had happened.

I am happy to hear that he is alright after the accident. Thanks for posting the information on it, cause I proably still would not have known that it even happened.

I think that some things should be told to the public reguarding celebrities such as Tiger Woods, but rumors of things like other woman, drinking and so on should all be left out of the conversations!!

Stating the basics like an accident, who was involved and health status are all that anyone needs to know.

[propiper]

I know you give up some of your personal life when you become famous but I also believe that that they are due some personal space.

Lets face it they are really no different than anyone else, just get paid more. We are all human and all make mistakes. It is unfortunate that Tiger and his family don't get to work on things without the scrutiny of the media up their butts.

This is a serious matter with kids involved, no need to be all over the news every night.