Semantic accuracy – RB – please. The tournament is not “Tiger’s Tournament”. There isn’t a single dollar of Tiger’s money involved in this tournament. He was/is the ceremonial host.

The tournament, at least for the next few years is sponsored by AT&T.

I realize that these words are above – but the sequence and headline attempts to point in the opposite direction.

The problem will come if Tiger wants to remain the host, but since the Tiger Woods Foundation will remain the main charity, I doubt he would endanger the foundation.

To keep us posted with the latest and greatest. You’re better than a TMZ subscription…lol

they can save the marriage. If they love each other and BOTH want to save it, they may have a chance at doing so. Golf can wait till then if need be.

Tiger changes his stripes……in that he sincerely is repentant of his “actions” and that he and Elin can work things out and save the marriage. I would then hope to see a “humble” Tiger return to the tour, without his arrogance, filthy mouth and temper. A fan friendly, humble Tiger could take him to new heights of popularity and at the same time might just earn him a measure of respect. He wouldn’t have to win, just have the right attitude. Well, that’s what I hope…..but we’ll see, it’s hard for a cat to change his stripes.

And that could happen. I’ve said this a few times during all of this, but I believe this needed to happen and that it will end up being good for him as a human being. He needed to get knocked down hard and humbled. The real story now is how will he pick himself back up and what (if anything) will he learn from it. Does he pull a John Daly and just keep on making the same mistakes or does he learn his lessons and use it to become better. It’s the kind of thing that can lead to profound change. I do believe in life we learn far more from our failures than our successes; that is if you’re paying attention. Time will tell the rest of the story.

Tigerhead, our boy needed some perspective in his life. His fantastic golf has placed him on such a pedestal, that he needed to be brought down to earth, just to get back in touch with reality. I agree that good can come from this, but it’s up to TW. I have always enjoyed his golf, but even for me his abrasiveness was hard to watch. I hope he accepts the responsibility for his actions, and sits down and reevaluates his life. I also hope he can see who his friends are. You learn alot about people when you actually need them. As for the “haters” it’s all good. They needed something to cheer for. He’s only beaten them down for 14 seasons. Rejoice you throng of losers. Nibs keep sifting through those trash cans. Keep us posted.

just picking at niblic….i love the ladies personally….but, i’ll stop with the references….didn’t and don’t mean to offend you. Now as for Niblic…..i did mean to offend HIM. So you see, you have fixed my ills. Ahhhhh, a woman’s touch. Thanks, and sorry.

Watch out for Zach Johnson. He won the Sony last year, and i think he is primed for a good year..I agree with you about Casey…he’s the real deal..Ogilvy..fell off the map a bit last year, but he’s defending so okay..enjoy…i have to go fill up my glass a bit. Funny feeling the tournament will be won by a lesser known player. Just a hunch.

it wouldn’t surprise me if he had the year off

the crazy money involved these days tarnishes every sport to some extent. Thats not to say at times is it amazing to watch…all the money in the world means nothing when one watched Usain Bolt destroy records the way he did. If you are asking me does Tiger only care about himself and does, then yes, he will play in April. The more likely a divorce, the more likely he will.

that he “truly” wants to make it work. For him, its the ultimate sacrifice. Makes me want to believe he’s trying.

even I recognize it as possibly just a PR move. Can you see this conversation playing out in an average family. “Hey honey, I’m going to take the next year off work so I can prioritize our marriage”…lol Yes things are quite a bit different for the Woods family financially, but I think it’s a valid point. I applaud the effort to save his marriage but can’t he do both, like most people would have to do? Maybe I’m off base here, but I wanted to make the point.

is what got him in the crap in the first place. If the marrage was going to work ( I think it’s too late) he would have to stay at home to gain Elin’s trust. Can you imagine what would be going through her head if he was playing golf in April ? As for doing both like most people have to, thats just it…he dosen’t have to with more money than he can count in his bank.

The children aren’t in school yet, and private jet and all makes it quite a bit easier. Or how about a reduced schedule, where he only plays the big events?

but can you imagine the media attention she would get ? I can see it now…“theres Elin peering at Tigers every move with that icy stare” Plus, anyone can behave when the missus is on their arm.

It would be easy enough for her to stay out of the public’s eye.

The marriage may be doomed anyway. I’m just saying life goes on and if he wants to play golf, they “could” make it work. Not playing could also be about not wanting to face the media and the public.

Even Tiger can’t block out all the crap he would face from the media if he came back early…it might take a year to make the situation at a point where no one would give a damn.

what makes a marrage work, if it is to, they will have to find a way. Not easy after what has happened. Probably impossible.

How many of you would give up golf if your wife asked you to? And if you did would you feel resentful about it at some point?

 Would you resent it, if you did? The point I’m really driving at is why would you ask somebody you love to give up something they love? Tiger needs to keep his tail out of Vegas, and away from Jordon and Barkley, but there’s no reason he can’t play golf; it’s what he does.