Reader: Feinstein's just bitter about Tiger!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Yesterday we heard from the Tiger critics who somehow found fault with him despite his stunning finish at the Chevron World Challenge. Today, the Golf Digest January excerpt about Tiger from John Feinstein's new book,
One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats of the Game, landed and we got the first of what I expect will be a bunch of letters defending Woods. Feinstein's personal history with Tiger, which has left him, well, out of the Tiger fan club, will be controversial. Here's a bit of the Feinstein excerpt, describing a meeting with Tiger:
"One thing I learned that night was that Tiger made almost all his own calls--for good and bad. In fact, looking back at how he has behaved since the accident that changed his image and his life forever, that night is instructional. People--including me--have said that he should fire everyone around him...But in the end I'm not sure it would matter. No one tells Tiger Woods what to do."
Now, the first letter about Feinstein's piece:
I'm very disappointed that Golf Digest would publish a garbage excerpt like "No One Tells Tiger Woods What To Do." Instead of showing that he can be an objective journalist, John Feinstein came off as nothing more than a bitter writer with bruised feelings. He's repeatedly had nothing but negative things to say about Tiger in his articles and interviews. He should remember that if it wasn't for Tiger Woods, golf journalists (and hacks like him) would have far fewer readers.
Anthony Goins
Sacramento, CA
Stay tuned. We expect that this story will generate lots of mail.
Bob Carney
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