Readers Respond: Tiger Woods, One Year Later

So one year after the Tiger Troubles erupted, how do you now view Woods? How has your opinion of Woods - Woods the person, Woods the golfer, Woods the celebrity - changed? Will he regain his former stature - personally, professionally?

Tiger Woods-Icon of all Time

Yes! he made history in golf and trust he won't be 'tee-d' off to snooker tables by his marital problems. We cherish his golfing ability and aggressive sportsmanship when faced with a real challenge. The marriage failure should not kill his golf. We will pray for your forgiveness Brother. Tiger Woods, despite not making it due to mediocre performance-what would you expect when your close partner leaves at a time when you really need company. Elin, made it in life. Bad timing of Good intentions. Wish to see how many men/women would come out confessing to their sinister shot-time next door. It happened. Tiger Woods will continue inspiring.

—Guest Christos

Real values exposed

The few times I caught Tiger on televised golf tournaments, he showed a true lack of good sportsmanship (tantrums, showing his annoyance, etc.) and he was not a sports figure I would point to as a role model. I formed an opinion of him through his golfing and then his real values were exposed off the golf course, too. It's a shame that sports figures are only measured by sports ability and not by character.

—Guest SharEd

How the mighty have fallen

An apt verse from the scriptures goes: a prideful spirit goes before a fall, a haughty countenance before destruction. I always thought early on Tiger should create The Tiger/Elin Foundation for helping sports figures thru marital difficulties would have given him credibility and maybe save his marriage. He could have put 10 million into it and saved himself a couple of hundred million. I don't think he'll ever recover because too proud people cannot humble themselves and he'll always feel the disapproval of the world on him which will be too much of a distraction.

—Guest Rick

There will be no player as exciting...

...in this lifetime. Perhaps Tiger will never regain his dominance ... though I happen to think he will ... but there's no denying he was the most exciting player we'll probably ever see.

—TheGolfGirl

Emotional Illness

Tiger's problems are emotional illness - one that it might appear he "caught" from his late father. These things are difficult to recover from, but I do believe Tiger has a chance at that. I suspect that some of the problems with his golf game have been exacerbated by the confusions involved in such a recovery, so my hope is that he has processed most of these by now, so that he can focus on bringing his golf game back to the level of excellenced we all know he is capable of. My thoughts and prayers are with him in his endavours both private and professional.

—Guest B. Rogers

Looking Forward

A lot of these comments are interesting, but most look back. I think it's more interesting to look forward. I'm very interested in how the new swing works out for Tiger, especially since there are elements of the Stack and Tilt philosophy in it. I think in the end Tiger's talent is just too great to be stopped by anything but physical injuries. If he's healthy enough to play at 100 percent 15 times a year until he's 40, he'll break Jack's record and add a couple more majors for good measure.

—Guest GSB

media and other idiots

The worst part of all this is the happiness with which the media outlets and many other idiots discovered this. The delight in bashing Woods publicly was disgusting. He may or may not ever return to his old self. Watching PGA is very dull when he doesn't play. I do not approve of his deviant behavior, but, I shouldn't know about it.

—Guest Bill Goering

TW 1 Year Later

His personal life is none of my business. I care about his golf as he is always interesting.

—Guest RHK

Hope and cheer in 2011

Well, we all know how the year 2010 went for Tiger Woods. He shocked the world with his revelations about his extramarital affairs and did not manage to win a single event this year. 2010 has been a year of hurt and disappointment to golf lovers and let’s hope that 2011 brings hope and cheer for all the avid golfers.

—Guest Ashley Thompson

not the brightest bulb in the box, but

He got caught with his pants down around his ankles like so many other professional men. Being married to one of the most beautiful women in the world; it makes no sense to me. It seems obvious to me that their marriage wasn’t what everyone thought it should be. There are folks who say he could do it because he has money. He could do it because he is a professional athlete, or some other foolish reason. I suppose the question is what’s in store for one of the greatest-golfers-of-all-time? I have forgiven him because it is none of my business what his personal life is, as mine is none of his business. This is a personal difficulty and should not be anywhere in golf; however, human nature being what it is, people stick their noses in where it has no business being.

—Guest Bubbadave

Then and Now

When Tiger was playing before all this mess happened all he was thinking about was to put the ball exactly where it was supposed to go. Now he is thinking about family, fans, sponsors and why did he do IT? Then he thinks about golf !! Once he gets his mind fully on the game he can become the player he was before. I don't think much of him as a man but he is one hell of a golfer given the right incentive.

—johnsr13

From a jerk to an idiot

Never had any respect for the MAN. As a golfer yes but not as a MAN. Real men don't do what he did. He lied to his fans, sponsors and most of all his family. He let A LOT of people down for his actions. I don't think he EVER had a grip on reality and I believe he thought he could go on living the lie for the rest of his life. His only regret is getting caught. I just can't get over how the morals of the general public has gone away with those who still cheer for a liar and a cheater. That I'll just never understand. It's probably that they have no morals either.

—Guest wrongway

We all Live and Learn from our mistakes

I think Tiger showed us that everyone can make mistakes. The big question is what will he do in 2011? I am sure that while some figure his image is tarnished...when have we not done something that was questionable ourselves and we rose above it? A little white lie while not appearing to be like Tiger's situation is just as guilty to me. I am confident that Tiger will learn from his mistakes and will become a more open, honest, and vulnerable player, comparable with a Phil Mickelson. All the best to you, Tiger, as you continue to learn and apply yourself. I realize that I am no better than you when it comes to the wrong I do that hurts others, and I have to ask for forgiveness and move on...as I am sure that Tiger will!

—Guest Gerry

energy

Tiger lost all the positive energy from the golf public and he can never get it back like it was. It is a lot like marriage - I can do anything for you but I can never love you again once it is gone.

—Guest al proctor

The rise and fall of Tger Woods

The main differance I see in the before and after with Tiger is, his luck has run out. No more miraculous bounces, deflections and puts. He is still a great golfer. He had a charmed life till he fell off the inevitable wagon. Like most celebraties he was exposed to temptation and like most celebraties he gave right in. Good luck to Tiger

—Guest Frank