Family Law

Can Tiger Bounce Back?

By guest-writer

There may have never been a golfer with more written out his off-the-links antics than Tiger Woods. It is amazing how much the famous golfer has drifted from his moral image of one year ago, before a late night minor car accident began to spiral his life to where it is now.

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune describes the nearly unpredictable fall from grace that Woods has undergone, and poses the interesting question: Can Woods regain his good name?

Tiger Woods was on top of the golfing world and considered one of the most dominating sports figures ever. Then a late night accident triggered a sequence of events which lead to his performance on the course, as well as his marriage, crumbling.

Shortly after the accident, reports surfaced that Woods had been unfaithful to his wife, Elin, many times. This lead to Woods taking a five-month break from golf and a trip to rehab. Despite Woods? apparent attempts at change, a divorce was soon to follow.

After the divorce, Woods? performance on the golf course dropped off. After the end of the season, and for the first time in 15 years on tour, Tiger Woods did not win a single tournament. He had highlights, and for most golfers it would have had a great year. But for the man who had such a dominance of the game, it was nothing short of a disappointment.

There is recent evidence that Tiger might be trying to regain some of the support he formally had. Woods kept his media conversations unusually silent around the incident. But recently Woods has gotten his name out there more.

He recently wrote an op-ed piece for Newsweek and even appeared on an ESPN radio’s ?Mike and Mike Show.?

Probably the most noteworthy move was when Tiger joined the popular social networking site Twitter.

People in the golfing world have always been more accepting of Woods, viewing him as a golfer and not a role model. The buzz is already building about Woods? return to the tour in 2011.

CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz is anxious about waiting, saying that, ?the turn of the calendar will be the most refreshing thing to happen to Tiger?s game? for those who think Tiger is done or that he won?t pass Jack, you?re jumping off the bandwagon way too soon.?

Woods will almost undoubtedly bring about strong feelings from fans and interested observers next year. And until we see what Tiger is able to do to right the ship, commentators will continue to speculate. But the only way to determine what lays in the future for Woods is to wait and see.

Full post as published by The Divorce Blog on December 03, 2010 (boomark / email).