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...true. Now, employing the media spinmeister's trick of dumping news late on Friday afternoon, Woods has admitted on Dec. 12 to "infidelity" (ah, that's what he meant by his original confession of "transgressions") and announced on his website that he's going to stop playing golf for a while. Tiger is in retreat. The fight will come another day - if at all. (See the top 10 scandals...
...Woods play again? If he's true to his word and is indeed taking this indefinite leave to save his family, he might not tee up for a very long time. He clearly has a lot of work ahead of him. Tiger's absence is a horrendous development for golf. In a down economy, the sport is already hurting for sponsors. Without Woods, they won't come rushing through the ropes. But Tiger's decision is not the death knell many might suspect. Yes, golf ratings often get sliced in half when Woods doesn't play in a tournament...
Mike Tirico, lead golf announcer for ABC/ESPN, said, "The person putting on the TV is coming to watch golf. They're not coming for TMZ or Entertainment Tonight. I've heard people say, 'I don't want to hear that. We came to watch the game. If we want that other stuff, we'll go watch SportsCenter or read about it online.' Dwelling on it for two hours, when it's not impacting the competition, wouldn't make much sense." (See more about Tiger Woods...
Woods' absence does change the competition, though. Without him in the field, guys like Bo Van Pelt can win tournaments. Quietly. Woods touches everything in golf. Tirico described the ratings disparity between events Woods plans and those he skips as "frightening...
...going to be comprehensive, you can't ignore or just give short shrift to the scandal. Especially during the first few tournaments of 2010, and during whatever event in which Woods will make his return. You may not hear about Woods' transgressions from the organizations that bring you golf on Sunday afternoons. But the TV suits will be sweating, and the entire situation will be uncomfortable, on every hole along...