Without mentioning all the penance this celebrity / personality has had to pay for his personal life being dragged through the proverbial mud, not to mention the trials and tribulations, and atmosphere of scandal this has all created around his family and friends, maybe note the following: When guys like Rodney Dangerfield (dec.,) Chevy Chase, Leslie Nielsen (dec.,) and Keith Richards, and Alice Cooper even, are allowed to play golf and joke about its antics and embarrassments, seriously done or not, and having to do not with anything related to golf, this remarkable athlete should be allowed to continue his career as much unscathed as possible. If anything, the difficulties Woods has had with respect to his personal life do show that the “playing at golf” that people do is really a hobby for most people (even professionals,) and is therefore subject to the insinuations and intrusions into the game of powerful jackasses.
People like me do try to play golf, and are enamoured of some of the things professional golfers do on the courses, including competitors like Tom Watson, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, and so on. The number of actual championship golfers is innumerable and the game’s professionals are everywhere, and to stop the attention on everyone to focus on tabloid antics as carried out on Mr. Woods, and as he apparently carried them out as well is a shame. Mr. Woods is notable for all aspects of the game of golf, but especially is known for his aggressive work in the tee box and to a great extent his putting as well. The audiences at tournaments and the public should dedicate more of their attention to the care and concern of professional golf(ers) in playing competitively, and improving / refining the game, and entirely instead of zeroing in on personal dilemmas, faults and personal failings; be they those of the players or those in the gallery. Let them play.
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