Rumors are swirling that Tiger Woods will come out of hiding and play in the Accenture Match Play Championship on February 17th-21st. And. Here. We. Go.
Why the Accenture? Well, it's a match play tournament where Tiger made his return to golf last year after sitting for eight months due to knee surgery. It is something that helps a guy with a rusty swing since a bad hole just affects that hole and doesn't kill your chances at advancing.
But who cares about that? Tiger's appearance in Tucson will be a circus. Since Tiger hasn't been seen since his car accident and sex scandal broke around Thanksgiving, reporters and fans from everywhere will be on hand to take pictures, shout questions and lob insults. If Tiger thought he hated the chatter before, he ain't seen nothin' yet!
It won't (probably) get to be Happy Gilmore-esque but it could get pretty bad. Again, I'm one of those people who believe that Woods would've been better off if he came out and addressed all this stuff, answered all the questions and then end it there. Despite the crap that came out of Alex Rodriguez's mouth, it worked for him. He came out (twice) to answer questions, take his hits, fake humility and shed a tear or two and he was basically left alone about it the rest of the season. Tiger should lob him a phone call and learn to do the same thing.
Think. If Tiger had a news conference or a face-to-face with Andy North or someone, his return to golf would still be highly scrutinized but at least he won't get the amount of it since he addressed it. Heck, you learn that as a kid: admit it, take your punishment and move on. Holding on for so long doesn't help anything and makes the "moving on" take longer.
An interesting side effect will be the attention given to whomever his opponent is. That opponent will have virtually no pressure since everyone just wants to see and hear from Tiger. At the same token, a relaxed opponent will have the world's stage watching him perform ... so a great round or even a win will vault that player into the limelight.
Either way, I'm sure the folks in Tucson are quite jazzed about the publicity they are set to receive.
Why the Accenture? Well, it's a match play tournament where Tiger made his return to golf last year after sitting for eight months due to knee surgery. It is something that helps a guy with a rusty swing since a bad hole just affects that hole and doesn't kill your chances at advancing.
But who cares about that? Tiger's appearance in Tucson will be a circus. Since Tiger hasn't been seen since his car accident and sex scandal broke around Thanksgiving, reporters and fans from everywhere will be on hand to take pictures, shout questions and lob insults. If Tiger thought he hated the chatter before, he ain't seen nothin' yet!
It won't (probably) get to be Happy Gilmore-esque but it could get pretty bad. Again, I'm one of those people who believe that Woods would've been better off if he came out and addressed all this stuff, answered all the questions and then end it there. Despite the crap that came out of Alex Rodriguez's mouth, it worked for him. He came out (twice) to answer questions, take his hits, fake humility and shed a tear or two and he was basically left alone about it the rest of the season. Tiger should lob him a phone call and learn to do the same thing.
Think. If Tiger had a news conference or a face-to-face with Andy North or someone, his return to golf would still be highly scrutinized but at least he won't get the amount of it since he addressed it. Heck, you learn that as a kid: admit it, take your punishment and move on. Holding on for so long doesn't help anything and makes the "moving on" take longer.
An interesting side effect will be the attention given to whomever his opponent is. That opponent will have virtually no pressure since everyone just wants to see and hear from Tiger. At the same token, a relaxed opponent will have the world's stage watching him perform ... so a great round or even a win will vault that player into the limelight.
Either way, I'm sure the folks in Tucson are quite jazzed about the publicity they are set to receive.
3 comments:
Coming back at Accenture's Tournament? Tiger is passively-aggressively sticking it to them for dropping him! Their brand will be muddled in with all the negative press and headlines that Tiger will get. Funny.
Tiger do not need to appoligize to anyone but his wife. When we ha a problem at home we dont go to work and appoligize to the world. All he needs to do is come to work and do his JOB.
Tiger, go see Oprah. At least the women of the World will feel a little better about you.
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