“My name is Earl Woods,” he said. “And my son Tiger is getting ready to revolutionize the sport of golf.”So began Tiger Woods’ eternal entanglement with celebrity and fame, the planting of seeds that would first sprout boundless popularity, then fuel severe public torment. “There was a disconnect between the Tiger that was being sold and the real Tiger,” Golf Magazine senior writer Alan Shipnuck said. “The scandal for Tiger was that he presented himself as this paragon of family values,” Shipnuck said. “And America hates a hypocrite.”“The scandal for Tiger was that he presented himself as this paragon of family values.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2021 14:02 UTC