Timing of Tiger’s Statement Inspires Ire, Curiosity, and Predictable Frustration for Media

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After a few weeks during which it was all (basically) quiet on the Tiger Woods front, the world’s most famous golfer and philanderer is right back at the epicenter of the news this week.

As you undoubtedly have heard, Woods has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow to make his first public comments since his Thanksgiving weekend car accident and the subsequent flood of allegations regarding his extramarital excess.

He is rumored to have participated in a sex rehab program in the interim, but it has never been confirmed. Woods and wife Elin remain together but most reports have indicated that they are far from any kind of reconciliation.

So how has the sports world responded to the news that Tiger will finally talk?

Well let’s see…

  • Some of his golfing peers are not happy
  • One former sponsor has to be pissed off
  • Many still revel in mocking him
  • His fans and the sports world at large are certainly curious about what he will say
  • The media is frustrated and disappointed, but shrugging its shoulders at Tiger’s insistence on controlling every aspect of the situation.

Let’s break each of these down.

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