Tiger Coming Out Of The Woods

November 27, 2009: A day no golfer can forget. Rage, Disappointment, Sadness and a million more emotions played around in the heart of every golfer. This date has gone down in golf history. It was the day that the love and respect for world number one golf player, Tiger Woods was smeared.

It all started with a minor car accident but ended in a major mess. One that he could not climb out from.



News reported that Tiger Woods had met in an accident while leaving his home at 2.30 a.m. in his SUV on the 27th of November 2009. He had collided with a hedge then a fire hydrant and a tree down the street.

*information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods#Marital_infidelity_and_career_break*

The accident was the spark of a huge fire. The golf player escaped the accident with a few minor injuries. He later on made a public announcement that he takes full responsibility for the accident. He also praised his wife, Elin for breaking his car screen with a golf club in order to pull him out of the car. But that was certainly not the case. According to Mahalo.com, quote: The accident occurred two days after the National Enquirer alleged that Woods has been having an affair with a 34-year-old New York City club hostess named Rachel Uchitel. Soon after, many more affairs started to surface.

Cori Rist was identified on December 7 as another mistress. She allegedly met Woods at Butter, a popular night club in Manhattan. She was 31 at the time the news broke. Jamie Jungers reportedly had an affair with Woods in 2004, when she was just 20 years old—the same year the golfer married his wife, Elin Nordegren. Jaimee Grubbs, who was 33 at the time of the Woods scandal, came out to News of the World that she had an affair with the golfer in 2006.
Kalika Moquin, a Las Vegas night club promoter, said that she had an affair with Woods as recently as October, 2009. Jaimee Grubbs, a cocktail waitress from Los Angeles, claimed to have had a 31-month affair with Woods. On December 7, 2009, porn star Holly Sampson was identified as a mistress of pro-golfer Woods.

taken from: mahalo.com

This man, this great golfer, the man who once portrayed a family man, deceived the world. Who is this man we once looked up to and loved? No doubt, he was still the greatest golfer in the world. But who was he as a person? Nobody looked at him the same.



A young guy's response : He the man! Awesome. RESPECT. 11 affairs for so many years and he didn't get caught. Must learn from him lah...

A older man's response : Who cares about all this scandal. I only want to watch him play golf. Wah, he can really whack that ball. His swing ah.. tsk tsk tsk... perfect. Why is he so stupid. Waste money on so many mistresses. Too much money already. The more women the more trouble. Stupid wan lah.

A young girl's response : Tiger Woods... who's that? I only know Justin Timberlake plays golf. He's so hot.

A older lady's response : Disgusting fellow. Men are all the same. If one day I find out my husband has an affair then I'll cut of his *youknowwhat* and feed it to the dogs. I better check what that old man of mine is doing...

-common responses-

Tiger Woods, soon after, started loosing his sponsors. One by one they dropped their sponsorship. He had to put his career on hold and went for sex therapy to try to repair the mistakes he had made. But it was a hole too deep for even the highest paid athlete to dig himself out of. The public was not so forgiving either. In just a few months, the man lost his family,fans,fame and career. Even the LPGA and PGA players had something to say about his unforgivable acts. He lost almost everything he worked for.



After his pride and anything else left to his name was trampled and spat on, Tiger Woods came out with a public apology on the 19th of February 2010, promising to "start living a life of integrity"


*youtube-tiger woods apology video*

People were still unforgiving. There was definitely no silver lining on this cloud. Everyone thought that this was the end for the Great Tiger...

But then everyone deserves a second chance Somewhere, Somehow, even the most sinful man deserves to start over, to have a new beginning. On the 16th of March, golfers of the world were alerted once again to breaking news about Tiger Woods. He had announced that he would be returning to golf in the 2010 Masters. Some people were sceptical and judgemental while the others rejoiced. Even so, this was the first step he took to have his new beginning after walking through a storm of hatred and resentment. He managed to get 4th placing in the Masters, proving that he was still the same golfer he was before, just a little more humbled and having a little less people in his life.

Tiger Woods- Once labeled and flawless:-Almost perfect, now, after being exposed of his greatest flaws and mistakes,he has finally closed that miserable chapter of his life and started on a new one, hopefully, a better one.



This is his new beginning.