For some of your Jaime Diaz's thoughtful piece in the February Golf Digest, of the dismay you've felt watching Tiger's public stoning, has led you to forgive No. 1. (Diaz's story suggested that the pressure Tiger feels has led to his behavior). Other readers reacted differently to the piece: You went searching for stones. From the unarmed to the armed among you...
Thank you for the great article on Tiger Woods in the current Golf Digest. Being a Tiger fan for many years it put his current situation into prespective. Patricia Fetner, Ocala, FL.
I can't believe all of the two-faced people who read this magazine who think that Tiger has a "character flaw." I get they couldn't even handle one-hundredth of the pressure he endures. Furthermore, I would be interested in knowing how many of the "Morally correct" readers have a good impression of J.F.K., even though he WAS an adulterer.I seems to me that we, as a nation, love to build up celebrities, only to tear them down. I can guarantee you that all those readers who are
offering Tiger advice, were they in his shoes, would do the same and act the same if they were in his position. Especially all the men readers who condemn Tiger with one hand, and stroke their mistresses leg with the other should check and make sure that their glass walls are intact. Jonathan Booth
After reading Jaime Diaz' spread on Tiger I couldn't help but scratch my head at the question posed "What Happened"? I guess I find it astonishing that so many people are upset and feel entitled to proclaim betrayal.Tiger Woods failed not one of us! Tiger Woods failed his wife and more importantly his two children but Tiger had no strings attached with us. Why is it shocking to see an almost immortal god-like role model fail? It should come to no surprise to any sportswriter, sports fan, tabloid guru, etc. that a man whom clearly stood for nothing was so immoral in his private life. We have seen it all before with one Michael Jordan. And yet we as a society continue to look for idols or role models in the sports industry when the reality is these individuals are just imperfect humans playing a game they love and accel at for a living wage. On the other hand there are athletes out there in our society whom have all but begged to be role models and do in fact stand for something and yet we don't give them the time or publicity. Case in point: one Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 1st baseman, a devote christian, husband, and father but in today's society that would be too controversial to endorse I guess? Dustin White Republic MO
The article on Tiger Woods by Jamie Diaz sounds more like a guy wanting to keep his role as "Tiger's main interviewer" than presenting an insightful look into his actions. It was pitiful: Tiger lost his daddy...boo-hoo. How many people lose a parent, or grow up without one (or both) at all, and still turn out right? It sounds more like Mr. Diaz is making excuses for his actions.There isn't any secret about golfwriters taking sides on the issue(just read a few golf blogs). There are the ones that write with integrity, and the ones that write to keep their "privileges." I thought Mr. Diaz was better than the latter. Seems like I was wrong. Justin Blair Three Rivers, MI
As a golf fan, fortunate enough to attend the last 31 Masters, I will always look forward to standing 5 feet behind the 9th tee and watch Tiger smoke a driver.He deserves every penny of the approximate $10 million he usually makes in prize money but from this day forward, in my opinion, not a nickel of sponsorship money.
Any sponsor that continues to line his pockets with obscene money to be associated with him is a business that won't see a dime from me. Let's due some fun math here, $10 million less 35% in taxes, I bet we will see Tiger in Terminal A in Chicago Ohare with the rest of his PGA Tour bretheren moving on down the road.
Len Biddell, Thornhill, Ontario
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