Tiger Faces the Media: But the Story Remains the Same

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Published: April 6, 2010

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Let’s hope that Augusta National throws up more difficult questions for Tiger Woods to deal with than the so-called open press conference that he faced in the lead up to this week’s Masters.

All we got to see was the same carefully stage-managed, rehearsed answers; never straying from the message. He’s been bad, he’s hurt his family, he’s betrayed his core beliefs, he lied to everyone—including himself.

But he was amongst friends. Yes, the 207 Journalists and sportswriters in the room were able to ask whatever questions they liked, but only a select few got the call. The questions were gentle, no mention of the other women, and no questions about the future of Tiger’s marriage.

When it came to golfing questions, Tiger was expansive and happy to talk, when a difficult question slipped through—such as whether he was returning to golf too soon—it was given a short, dismissive answer accompanied by a harsh stare. The intimidator was still there and it was clear that he wasn’t ready to be completely open.

Similarly, when asked if he had drugs in his system on that fateful night of the “accident”, he gave a dismissive answer that he had been given a citation and the case was closed. All true, but not really an answer to the question that he’d been asked.

Even the questions about Tiger’s relationship with Canadian doctor Tony Galea weren’t pushed to the extent that they deserved. Tiger naturally denied using growth hormones or performance enhancing drugs, but there was nothing approaching an interrogation.

Tiger admitted to having platelet enriched plasma treatment for a hitherto unknown Achilles problem, which is apparently all completely legal, but the relationship with Galea is a complication that he really didn’t need in his life.

It seems that all is forgiven; that Tiger can go back to doing...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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