Tiger Woods attended, for the first time, a press conference and even when he talked about his infidelity exclusively with Golf Channel and ESPN, he hadn’t given a shot to the rest of the media. Still, he finally broke silence prior to the Masters. The press conference lasted around 30 minutes. Forty thousand people went to Augusta National to follow closely Woods’ first practice round. The galleries were huge and it seemed like it was... Read More »
No, world #1 didn’t come back to play, instead he apologized for his behavior; Woods stood up in front of a media frenzy that started 3 months ago, after he crashed his SUV into a tree in the gated community where he lives, or used to live, Isleworth. Woods has been in therapy for 45 days. “Now, everyone of you has good reason to be critical of me; I want to say to each of you simply and directly, I’m deeply sorry for my irresponsible... Read More »
Another year goes by and with it many memories and achievements stay in our memories. When any of us think of 2009 the names of those golfers who lived the season in the limelight will come into our minds, so let’s remember some of them, shall we? Tiger Woods: yes, he cheated and it’s been mentioned on a regular basis. Nevertheless, let’s not forget that this guy had some pretty nice accomplishments on the course: he won six times,... Read More »
It was definitively a big surprise, no one expected to hear, read or listen to it. Yesterday world’s best golfer, Tiger Woods, said he was stepping out from competitive golf until further notice after living 2 intense weeks of constant media harassing and public embarrassment. Woods is considered by many as the best golfer ever. He’s won 97 times all over the world. Friday, November 27th was marked the beginning of the storm. Tiger... Read More »
It hasn’t even been a week since Tiger Woods’ car accident and the trouble hasn’t gone away. His alleged affair with Rachel Uchitel seems like it was just the beginning; now world number 1 has a lot more to explain. Woods has to pay a 164 dollar fine and will lose 4 points on his license for careless driving. This time is Jaimee Grubbs, a Los Angeles based waitress, who assured that she’s had a 2 year fling with him. The 24... Read More »
Last weekend Tiger Woods was news, as usual. Nevertheless, world number 1 draw media attention for a very particular issue which had nothing to do with his golf skills. Tiger married Elin Nordegren in 2004 . They have two kids : Sam (2 years) and Charlie (9 months). On Friday morning TV stations and websites reported the accident Tiger had near his home in Isleworth, one of the most exclusive golfing communities. Apparently, Woods crashed his Cadillac... Read More »
Ten years ago a tragedy covered the PGA and turned off one of its brightest stars. Married, with two kids and a passion for golf that only a few have, Payne Stewart died abruptly. Stewart won 11 times in the PGA and 13 more in other tours. The last time he lifted a trophy was in the 1999 US Open, tournament in which he grabbed his 3rd major victory by defeating a young Phil Mickelson, who was waiting, along with his wife Amy, the arrival of their... Read More »
Just as it was expected, last Friday the IOC approved the inclusion of golf into Rio de Janeiro 2016 program. The news buried other sport’s hopes, such as baseball, softball, squash, karate and others.Golf debuted in Paris 1900 and the last time it was part of the Olympic Games was in St. Louis 1904. Golf’s comeback isn’t a surprise, the International Golf Federation used as many resources as it had and had the best players in the world to speak... Read More »
Today around noon the IOC announced that the venue for the 2016 Olympic Games will be Rio de Janeiro.The question here is: how is this related to golf?, a sport which is basically making its return to the programme after more than 100 years, unless something weird happen next week when the Committee votes (October 9th). Talking about golf, Rio de Janeiro doesn’t have a huge structure or lots of tough course, actually there are only 2 that migh... Read More »
