It's Tiger Time!

As we all know Tiger has announced he will give a press conference tomorrow at 11am Eastern. There's much talk about what exactly we expect from him. Many say they just want to hear sincerity in his voice. That it doesn't matter what he says, only that he is sincere in saying it. This is bunk, he owes us nothing except a date for when he plans on returning to Professional Golf. I couldn't care less what Tiger does in his spare time. My only interest is when he's snubbing the field on Sunday. That aside, the press conference is a pretty half-assed concoction. Here they're going to have Woods talking to a handful of loyal supporters in a closed conference where questions aren't even allowed. Now I've learnt two ways to combat the negative press as a result of personal action. One way is to go on Barbra Walters or Oprah and give a heart wrenching explanation of why you did it. Another, much more simple approach, is just to let it go by the wayside and allow yourself to get on with the program. For Woods, this means picking up the golf clubs and getting back in the game. Personally I think this second option is much more viable for Tiger, who is by habit not one for tabloids. So, let the press take what they will from the incidents that happened late last year and be done with it. On the same note I wholeheartedly believe that as soon as Woods hits the fairways again this whole thing will become a blip in the vast achievements of one of America's greatest athletes. He needs it and Golf needs it.