Woods calls 'lynch' comment 'unfortunate,' says the matter is over

Published: January 21, 2008

ANAHEIM, California (AP) — Tiger Woods says Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman meant no harm when she used the term "lynch" during television commentary about him, and he regards the issue closed as he returns to work this week.

"It was unfortunate," Woods said on Monday in his first public comments since Tilghman was suspended for two weeks. "Kelly and I did speak. There was no ill intent. She regrets saying it. In my eyes, it's all said and done."

Toward the end of the second round at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, Tilghman and analyst Nick Faldo were discussing possible challengers to Woods when Faldo suggested the players gang up on Woods.

"Lynch him in a back alley," Tilghman said, laughing.

Woods' agent had issued a statement before Tilghman was suspended, noting Woods and Tilghman were friends and he considered the matter over. Under increasing pressure, however, Golf Channel suspended the anchor for two weeks.

The topic was cranked up a notch last week when Golfweek magazine put a noose on the cover of its Jan. 19 issue, which drew more criticism and an unusually sharp rebuke from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.

Golfweek last week fired Dave Seanor, the editor responsible for the cover.

Woods said he never felt pressure to speak out on the use of "lynch," which stirs graphic reminders of the American South in which 3,466 blacks were lynched from 1882 to 1968.

"It was more media-driven than anything else," Woods said.

Ah, I see there's already been a thread (and locked at that ) that did touch on this, but that was more about Tiger's ancestry. Can this thread survive, I wonder?

oh GOD. please no. i love you, fauxie, but if we have another thread on this p&r will spontaneously combust. there's been at least 3-4 locked threads about all the aspects of it.

& since when did all of DOOM hang out in p&r, anyway?!

Shoulda linked it to Vida Guerra's ass in some way anyway.

Fauxie said:

it's not too late!!

evenstar said:

Oh, who am I kidding? I don't fit in here. I'm off to take a picture of my ass, or elbow or shin or something just in case there's a relevant thread in GD.

Fauxie said:

awww, it was a good thread in theory. just a little dated.

i still think we need a p&r photowhore thread.

evenstar said:

That's my problem. My number 1 news source is 3 months old Entertainment Tonight.

A p&r photowhore thread. I like it. It's very GD, but people would argue of course. I wonder what they'd argue about. "I disagree with your face"?

Fauxie said:

:falloff"

"you don't look basement-dweller enough to support ron paul!!"

evenstar said:

If I knew who Ron Paul was I'd be cracking up right now, I just know it!

I'll leave the politics and religion to the intellectuals. I know I know a lot about tea and my mommy loves me.

Fauxie said:

be glad you don't.

evenstar said:

I am so thick now. And never been happier. I don't know at what point I gave up trying to remain an intelligent, knowledgeable person. I think it was around 2006.

Fauxie said:

you're not american AND you don't live in america- no reason to know anything about ron paul!

but yes, ben and i have had discussions about the declining intellectual status of DOOM.

Fauxie said:

That all depends on the intentions and actions of those that choose to post on it

evenstar said:

It's only me. I'm dragging DOOM down. I'm handy with chopsticks though, can sleep for days even if I've consumed a lot of coffee, know lots of swear words in Thai, and I can eat lemons. It's not like I don't bring anything to the table.