Tiger Woods 'Sins' – and Sponsors Forgive
December 3, 2009


Apology, accepted.

After Tiger Woods issued a mea culpa for his "personal failings," companies that have made him one of the richest men in sports lined up to pledge their support for their spokesman.

"Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged," said a spokesperson for EA Sports, makers of his hugely popular Tiger Woods Golf video game. "We respect Tiger's privacy, we wish him a fast recovery and we look forward to seeing him back on the golf course."

Other major sponsors, including Nike and Gillette, both say they have no plans to alter their marketing efforts, which heavily rely on Woods.

Gatorade, which has a drink named after the golfer, also will continue its relationship. "Tiger and his family have our support as they work through this private matter," a Gatorade spokesperson said.

Forbes recently said Woods has made $1 billion dollars since 1996. One of the big reasons none of the sponsorships will change is because of the brands he's hawking, says Terry Lefton, editor at large from Sports Business Daily.

"If he were a Disney spokesman, it would be a different story. None of these are really family-oriented type of sponsorships. If you're a sponsor you're concerned, but not overly so. This is the same America that has shown it will forgive. From [President Bill Clinton] we've discovered that American's are fairly willing to forgive in this area."

Especially if Woods keeps on winning tournaments. He backed out of the Chevron World Challenge in California this week, but will resume the PGA tour next year.

"There are a lot of people who really don't care about someone's personal life and there are others that are interested in the story as the juicy details come out, but six months from now they want to see him play golf," says Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports. "Winning is the best medicine."

Wetzel adds: "You're not going to see a lot of commercials around Christmas with Tiger, but at the end of the day he's still the most popular and probably well known athlete in the world and so for corporations to give up on him would be really risky."


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If they really can't work it out Elin should just go. Tiger seems like he'd be a repeat-offender too. Who wants to go through that every few months/years while trying to live your own life and raise children? Some things money can't buy or fix.

So... does this mean NIKE is going to stand by its motto of "JUST DO IT!"???

:rimshot:

JackieBlue said:

Not gonna happen. She's a gold digger with a ring and now ... leverage. Before she was just a gold digger with a ring.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

She found the gold.....and the fool 2 go with it.

RenHoek said:

Now remember, Michael Jordan also lost half through his own divorce from Juanita due to pass BS with one of Michael's former hoes wanting more money, and Nike still maintain the motto of "Just Do It".

JackieBlue said:

I dunno a couple hundred mil can fix a whole lotta stuff in my world. I would bounce so fast and slow down only long enough to collect my check. The best revenge in that situation is to hit him in his wallet, live a happy life with your kids, and spend that money on young, hot guys that can actually fit all their teeth in they mouth.

Graycap23 said:

Truth.

Graycap23 said:

Yup. So Gray. Would you have re-written the pre-nup at this stage of the game?

uPtoWnNY said:

he better be at pebble beach for the 2010 U.S. open!!! my husband is volunteering there, and we have free tickets for the whole week!

Ifsixwuz9 said:

I would NOT have married a nanny.

SCNDLS said:

As long as I don't have to creep around with my hot young guys. I want to be out and about like what?

If she's a gold digger then he's even a bigger fool for marrying her. A Kobe special will keep the white picket fence standing for awhile longer. If she's a regular chick who is broken-hearted and pissed--as she should be--just go. Try to get some extra since it was adultery and not irreconcilable differences and be on her way. Money doesn't buy dignity, IMO.
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Graycap23 said:

Oh, that's right my bad, Gray. I forgot you got higher standards for your ladies, like .... they not be broke heifers that have their hands in your pocket.

kimrachell said:

If Tiger has to write phat checks to keep the wife happy, he ain't missin' shit!

Ifsixwuz9 said:

JackieBlue said:

See that's my thing. If you are so borken-harted and blah, blah, blah just walk don't look back, don't ask for shit. Get an allowance for the kids work out a visitation schedule and be out. You reveal yourself to be a gold digger when you start demanding more than what is coming to you.

JackieBlue said:

That's what I'm saying. I've NEVER understood why these women married to rich celebs stay. What the fuck for? He ain't changing so get the money and live your life in peace. I think more than the money they enjoy the "status" of being Mrs. So and So. Because without that who are they? I'd rather be a rich bitch than some cheatin' ass' wife being publically humiliated ANY day.
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Ifsixwuz9 said:

It ain't no MORE than what is coming to you in most of these cases. The LAW entitles her to half of the marital assets. That's what is coming to her. It would be the same if he wasn't a billionaire. And if there's a fidelity clause she's gonna get more. If you don't like the law change it or stay single, but that's what she's rightfully entitled to.

SCNDLS said:

a lot of women and men have trouble leaving a marriage if they actually do still love the person. i think if you are deeply in-love it's so much more hurtful. she may really be in-love with him?
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I see Tiger's marital headaches as a temporary setback. In a strange way, perhaps the tabloid sensationalism surrounding his marriage has humanized him by revealing that he's a talented person and a serial womanizer.

Elin is going to stay with him, and the myriad of hos are going to fade into the background. Most will be almost be forgotten once he returns in 2010, warts and all.
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Ifsixwuz9 said:

I agree but when people are angry they do things to hurt their spouses and this is usually the only way. Burning his clothes isn't enough. Maybe over time she would feel differently. A one night stand, maybe. A single mistress who knows her place and stays in the shadows? Perhaps. But multiple chicks... a hostess, a reality show wannabe contestant? 31 months? She bore him two kids and may have have been loyal through whatever else is going on in their marriage unrelatd to these events. People are going to label her a gold digger regardless so might as well get extra for the pain and suffering.

kimrachell said:

So, being in love is an excuse for tolerating infidelity??? Yeah, I'll pass on that too then.

SCNDLS said:

i don't think it's right, i don't think you should stay, but i've seen my own grandpa deal with it! my grandma cheated on him so many times, and he truly loves her....

JackieBlue said:

Not to mention there's no telling how many times in that 31 months he didn't use a condom with Ho #1 or some other unknown groupie. So here he is potentially exposing his wife and kids to sexually transmitted diseases. I would fuck him up on GP. Imagine having to show your face in your community or the kids' school when EVERYONE knows what's going on.

kimrachell said:

Gurl, naw. I've never understood why someone would subject themselves to that. It's another form of abuse.

SCNDLS said:

it really is another form of abuse, my grandma had left my grandpa years ago finally, and he remarried another woman, but he always was still in-love with my grandma, he passed away still holding that love. i don't know why?

SCNDLS said:

I don't think so for the simple fact that she is trying to renegotiate the pre-nup. So I don't think she's entitled to half based on that. And it doesn't look like there was a fidelity clause in the pre-nup.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

The mere FACT that she wants 2 change the prenup tells me what her TRUE motives are 4 getting married in the 1st place.

SCNDLS said:

I totally forgot about cooties! That's a defnite deal breaker love or no love. Cooties and a baby outside the marriage.