Tiger Woods and the Media: Who’s Really Bringing the Circus to Augusta?

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Published: March 18, 2010

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Tiger Woods will roll into Augusta early next month, exchange a few awkward how-do-you-dos with his colleagues, and then he will head to the practice range.

He will blister balls deep into the Georgia sunset, stroke putt after putt on the immaculate practice green until dinner calls, and then he will go to sleep and wake up to repeat the process.

Woods will stroll to the first tee on Thursday, head down, gaze forward, and he will begin the most turbulent chapter of his young life the same way he defined his previous years until a Thanksgiving evening gone wrong.

Whether Woods should be staging his ballyhooed return to golf at The Masters is debatable.

Is it right for him to use the inherent securities of the year’s first major tournament to return to golf, knowing the number and type of media present will be controlled?

I suppose that’s debatable, too.

If you listen to the angry leeches in the media, then you will believe that Woods should have made his return to golf before The Masters, perhaps at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

But let's not confuse the sensationalistic views of a few with true morality as it pertains to golf. Those lambasting Woods about his return are not worried about the good of the game more than next morning’s column. Don’t be fooled.

There are too many commentators calling for Woods to show up to Bay Hill not to clear the air for Augusta but rather for their personal gain. Those who opine for a living want as much access as possible. Access is the heartbeat behind their voices.

Fair enough.

Then why don’t we just say it that way?

Bay Hill would have provided a perfect opportunity for the members of the media to grill Woods. The fact that he is not providing them that opportunity is what they find upsetting because their publications prey on Woods’ personal failings.

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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