Emily

Tiger Wood's Career on the Line?

Original story from "The New York Times": Tiger Woods

I found this story interesting mainly because I am a golfer myself. This story caught my eye because Tiger Woods is one of the greatest and most successful golfers of all time and he managed to disappoint many people and i wanted to figure out how he managed to do so. The argument in this story is why Tiger took a break from professional golf and if he will be coming back any time soon. Woods got into a careless driving accident which led to his wife figuring out that he had been cheating on her with many other women. Not only did this have an impact on his personal life, but also his athletic career. The tone set in this article is whether Tiger should be welcomed back after making such foolish decisions. Many people want him to come back because of his great talent, but also people think he needs to stay away from golf and focus on his personal life. My thought about all this is that Tiger should definetly figure out the issues he has caused with his family and also earn respect back from his colleagues and friends. Woods is a very talented golfer and I am glad he will be returning for the 2010 Masters tournament in April.

The reason why Woods decided to make all these bad decisions are unknown but he is now in therapy working to make himself a better husbad, father, and person. This article's biased view was more towards the side of Tiger coming back to professional golf. "Some tournaments have tried altering course layouts to reduce Woods's advantage, but to little obvious effect. While Woods is among the longest hitters in the game, his putting and creative shotmaking, along with his much-ballyhooed focus and competitiveness, separates him from the competition"(//The New York Times//). To most people who know anything about golf, it is very technical game dealing with skill, strength, patience, and itelligence to deal with insiduous acts of getting a very small ball into a very small hole. Tiger Woods is one of the best at getting that small golf ball into that small hole. That is why most people think he needs to be brought back to the professional golf game.

"Woods’s significance to the PGA Tour cannot be overstated. His galleries are larger than players drew at many tournaments in his absence, and television ratings for golf tournaments fell while he was away"(//The New York Times//). This really puts things into perspective and shows how popluar Woods made the golf game. He has done very well for himself, almost profiting $1 billion a year, making him one of the most high paid athletes ever. Woods has encouraged many people to get involved with the sport and has brought much entertainment to the golf profession. Tiger Woods should come back to golf and bring back all the fans with him. All though Woods has made bad decisions he should be forgiven and be able to do what he does very well, and that is play professional golf.