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TIME asked the three networks that broadcast major golf events - NBC, CBS and ABC/ESPN - to talk about how they have handled the issue. Why did NBC pretty much ignore the scandal last weekend? Dick Ebersol, president of NBC Sports, offered only this pabulum: "We said what we thought was appropriate...
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...
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."
Fair enough. But if you're 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...
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