Global Golf Post - February 22, 2010

Nov. 25 | The National Enquirer publishes a
story claiming that Tiger Woods was involved
in an extramarital affair with Rachel Uchitel.

LUKE DONALD
OLIVER WILsON
CAMILO VILLEgAs
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“I think it
was a sincere
apology. I think
he made it very
clear that he
wants media to
leave his fam-
ily alone, which
I kind of agree
with. Seems like he’s getting the
care and the help that he needs, and
hopefully he’ll get the help he needs
and he’ll be back on Tour whenever
he’s better.”

“I’m glad he
came out and
said something,
but, you know, I
just think every-
one should go on
with their own
lives now and let
him get on with
his. I just want to get him back on
the course.

“We all want
Tiger back. Tiger
is great for the
game. And we all
want to continue
to watch his
quest to person-
ally catch Jack
and keep win-
ning majors. And it’s fun watching
the best player in the world. It’s fun
competing against the best player in
the world. We all want Tiger back.
And I hope he comes back pretty
soon.”

“I don’t think
it (the Accen-
ture Match Play
Champion-
ship) has been
overshadowed.
Tiger did what
he needed to do.
He said what he
needed to say. I think he did well.”

Nov. 27 | Woods is involved in a one-car
accident and taken to the hospital.
Nov. 28 | Celebrity scandal website TMZ reports
Woods’ accident came after a fight with his wife
and that she attacked the car with a golf club.
Nov. 29 | Woods releases a statement on his
website in which he says, “The situation is
my fault.” He also states that the “false,
unfounded, and malicious rumors” regarding
his personal life were “irresponsible.”

TIM FINCHEM
BEN CRANE
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“I was moved
by how difficult
it seemed to
be for him. But
it’s a big part of
the process to
go through that
difficulty and to
face up to what’s
happened. And especially the hurt
that other people are feeling, his
friends and family. So from that
point of view, I think it was a very
important step for him to take.”
“One thing we have to remember,
we’ve all made mistakes and all
sinned. And forgiveness is a huge
part of the process.”

“One of the
first things that
came to my mind
is one of my
favorite stories
in the Bible talks
about a woman
who has sinned
and she’s been a
prostitute and everyone brings her
before Jesus and says, ‘Shouldn’t
we stone her? Shouldn’t we kill her
for all these bad things that she’s
done?’ And Jesus says, ‘Yes, abso-
lutely, stone her. But you without sin
be the one to cast the first stone.’
“... I think we all love him as a
golfer and as a family man. And we
want to see what’s best for him, and
I think everything he did is going to
help him get back soon and help
him.”

NICK FALDO

“If there’s any-
thing about Tiger
Woods that’s
been evident over
the last 14 years
it’s that when he
sets his mind to
do something
and he brings
the attention and focus that he can to
do something, he’s been successful.
That includes improvement in almost
every area, whether it’s his game, his
business acumen, his presentation or
his ability to talk on his feet.
“There is a sense of sadness that
he’s an American hero and he’s had
these issues. But at the end of the day,
he’s a human being. We all have made
mistakes. And when we’re lucky, we
learn from those mistakes and we get
to be better people. And it seems to
me that’s the course that he is on.” l

Nov. 30 | Woods pulls out of the Chevron World
Challenge, a tournament he was set to host.
Dec. 1 | Florida Highway Patrol closes its case,
fining Woods $164 for careless driving.

“It was a pret-
ty complete apol-
ogy and prob-
ably extremely
embarrassing,
I can imagine,
to stand on the
world stage and
apologize for
what he has been up to.
“But he still left the big question.
We as golfers all wanted to know
when he’s coming back to the golf
course and instead he’s decided to
head back to therapy – which I find
difficult to understand because this
man had an extremely strong mind

Dec. 3 | Following the revelation of several
alleged mistresses, Woods releases another web
statement: “I have let my family down and I regret
those transgressions with all of my heart.”
Dec. 8 | Woods’ mother-in-law, Barbro
Holmberg, is rushed to the hospital and
placed on “advanced life support.” She’s later
released
Dec. 11 | Woods announces via his Web site that
he will take an “indefinite hiatus” from profes-
sional golf and admits to infidelity directly.
Feb. 19 | Woods addresses the media and
public from the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse. He
apologizes for his actions, addresses issues
ranging from performance-enhancing drugs to
a denial that his wife physically assaulted him
and does not rule out a 2010 return.