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Golf Digest and Tiger

Golf Digest's announcement that we are suspending publication of Tiger Woods' instruction tips during his hiatus from the game brought this reaction, along with additional letters of support for Tiger.

What are you thinking? Tiger's a golfer, the best in the world, we golfers respect him and want his help. He, along with 50 plus percent of other Americans, and probably 80 plus percent of other athletes, cheated on his wife. WE DON'T CARE. I'm tossing my Golf Digest until you get him back. SHAME ON YOU! John Browning
Mr. Browning was not the only Tiger defender this week. Indeed, the tide, for the time being anyway, seems to have turned.

I keep saying to my circle of friends, that Tiger will still be the
greatest. He made a error in judgment that he and his family are paying
the price. Why do we stand on these soap boxes telling Tiger what to
do, just because he is a celebrity? A from Mandeville, La states he
will "never" be considered the greatest.... Doesn't anyone get it??
Ball players and pro athletes have been having extramarital affairs
since Babe Ruth! they were not published or talked about daily because
there was NO interent or Access Hollywood or Star Magazine! President
Bill Clinton and almost all politicians to boot! NO ONE HUMAN IS
PERFECT, PEOPLE!! Look into your own closet and see how imperfect you
are and show America YOUR life under a microscope! Let Tiger do his
thing and embrace him as you loved him before for all he is to us is a
GOLF ICON, not a GOD!
-- Jeffrey M. Rosenberg, Clarksburg, MD

And when the comparative analysis of Tiger To Arnold Palmer and Jack
Nicklaus begin regarding their "greatness" let us not forget, unless we
changed Arnold's or Jack's diapers every night or put their pants on them
every day, none of us can honestly say that we know what's in their
respective pasts...or have we just learned nothing at all from Tiger
Woods? No man or women is an island unto themselves. Ken Stackhouse,
Riverdale, GA

One reader who was not buying the forgiveness argument was Texan Lee Easterday.

No doubt many will point out that Tiger Woods' marital infidelity
is not unlike other players on the PGA tour, past and present. That isThat is
probably true. But Tiger has never been measured against just the
everyday PGA tour player. Instead he has been measured against Jack
Nicklaus. In fact, that is what he expects to be measured against. And
so he should get his wish, and as such he comes no where close to Mr.
Nicklaus. Now we really see the character of Woods. He has proven
himself to be a cheat. Eldrick has a very, very long way to go to equal
the Golden Bear. Lee Easterday, Amarillo, TX

--Bob Carney

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