Tiger Woods Update

Tiger Woods Update, It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods to go on the attack in his first trip to the Honda Classic in nearly 20 years. But he was in the press room, not on the golf course. His road to the Masters is not off to a smooth start.

After closing out 2011 with a birdie-birdie finish to win the Chevron World Challenge against an 18-man field, there were high hopes for Woods going into the new season. And the way he has hit the ball, there is reason for optimism.

But he failed to close out a win in Abu Dhabi with a share of the 54-hole lead against Robert Rock. In the second-to-last group at Pebble Beach while paired with Phil Mickelson, he closed with a 75. The putter is getting attention, especially after missing a 5-footer on the last hole to get eliminated in the second round of the Match Play Championship.

And now, excerpts from Hank Haney’s book on his six years as Woods’ swing coach are starting to be released.

So when he was asked about the relentless scrutiny of his swing, his putting, just about everything, Woods fired the first volley.

“Yeah, I know,” he said. “I think you’re one of the guys that does that, too.”

There was nervous laughter before Woods continued.

“It’s part of who I am and what I’ve accomplished,” he said. “I think it would have been probably similar if Jack (Nicklaus) was probably in my generation. Didn’t quite have the media scrutiny that they do now. And it’s just a different deal and I know that a lot of players don’t get the same analysis with their games that I do. But it’s been like that since I turned pro.”

When questions turned to the book, Woods grew testy.

Haney’s book, “The Big Miss,” is scheduled for release March 27, the week before the Masters. Golf Digest on Tuesday began to release excerpts through its tablet applications, and in one of them, Haney details Woods’ fascination with the military, particularly the Navy SEALs.

Tiger Woods Women List Photos

Tiger Woods Women List Photos:December 11: Tiger Woods women list photos, Tiger woods texts messages, emails and Holly Sampson and Joslyn James. Finally Tiger Woods’ number one mistress Rachel Uchitel has shared her story with an internationally-acclaimed showbiz magazine.

In an exclusive interview, Rachel talks about her life and how the scandal is having an impact on her life.

There are lengthy emails that Tiger Woods wrote to Rachel Uchitel that have been leaked by Uchitel to show that it was Tiger Woods, the greatest golf player in the world who wanted her and not the other way round.

His emails have been very emotional that show that he was not happy in his married life and so he was looking for other avenues.

The magazine that is soon to hit the newsstands is tight-lipped about what Rachel said about her affair to the golfer.

Since the controversy surfaced, New York socialite has been denying any relationship with Tiger. She even hired a lawyer to defend her from the slander campaign launched by the tabloids in the United States. She has been saying that it’s all a make-up.

But she and her lawyer have failed to win support of the fans, who still think that something is amiss.

It is understood that she was paid by Tiger to stay quiet. But her interview raises several questions?

If she was paid then how come she is discussing the issue in public? Many fans are confused with the latest development. It looks that in this interview Rachel has not dealt with the issue. The whole content will only be known after the magazine hits the stall.

However, here we are carrying her quote from the interview: The media has been painting you as the “other woman.” How would you describe yourself?

In every story, you need a villain and a hero. I’ve been characterized as a villain. People have called me homewrecker, gold digger, tramp, whore. I make mistakes, but I’m not those things. I have very good qualities. When you’re judged by the nation, it’s really difficult. It’s horrible.

Golf Digest Cover

Golf Digest Cover:It’s like missing a three-foot putt on the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead.
The timing couldn’t be worse.
Golf Digest, the premier magazine about the game, features a photo illustration of Tiger Woods and U.S. President Barack Obama on the cover of the January issue.

The magazine, which began landing in subscribers’ mailboxes earlier this week, was printed in mid-November, well before the world’s best player crashed his Cadillac Escalade outside his Florida mansion, touching off a sex scandal involving a long list of alleged infidelities.

“We’re a monthly magazine with monthly deadlines,” spokesperson Bret Hopman responded in an email Wednesday. “The January issue went to press almost two weeks before Tiger’s accident.”

While it’s certainly a case of bad timing for Golf Digest, the same might also be said for the PGA Tour.

Already reeling from the impact of an economic slump that was particularly tough on the auto industry, which had thrown its money behind a host of tournaments, the pro tour can ill afford to have its most marketable player falling out of favour with fans and sponsors.

There are reports that up to a dozen PGA Tour events might not have title sponsors for the 2010 season.

“We are losing sponsors and we need more players to get involved,” Pat Perez, the defending champion of the Bob Hope Classic, said this week at media day for the January tournament, which is no longer backed by Chrysler. “We need the top players to play more.”

Woods, the best player and the biggest draw, remains in hiding. When he was on the shelf for the second half of the 2008 season after reconstructive knee surgery, there was a decline in TV ratings and tournament attendance, which impacts PGA Tour sponsorship.

And, given the unseemly nature of the recent allegations about Woods, it’s unclear what kind of longer-term impact there will be.

“Certainly hope you will have a lot less coverage of Tiger,” Pat Schmidt from Indiana wrote in an online letter to the editor of Golf Digest. “He may know golf but he doesn’t understand fidelity, nor does he seem to understand that with the kind of money he takes in, he owes the paying public an honest answer.”

Gina Ragsdale of Los Angeles said Woods “lied, promoted false branding and capitalized on these untruths.

“In my eyes, his reputation is forever tarnished,” Ragsdale’s letter continued. “He is simply not who we thought he was.”

It appears those sentiments might be spilling over to corporations paying Woods to back their products.

PepsiCo Inc. is dropping Gatorade Tiger Focus, which is named after Woods, although it insists the move is part of an overhaul of its sports drink brand rather than scandal fallout.

Nielsen Co. reports numerous ads featuring Woods have been pulled from prime-time TV slots on big networks and cable channels.

Woods’ ranking on the so-called Davie Brown Index, which measures the appeal of celebrities to consumers, has slumped from sixth to 24th since the crisis began.

And California congressman Joe Baca on Wednesday said, “In light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family,” he will not push ahead with plans to honour the golfer with a Congressional Gold Medal, which is the highest award Congress has to honour civilians for achievements and contributions to society.

It all adds up to a lengthy plummet from the sports summit that led the editors at Golf Digest to run the illustration of Woods as a caddy for the U.S. president on the magazine’s cover and suggest there were “10 tips Obama can take from Tiger.”

“Woods is a good role model … because he has always been able to pull himself together after setbacks,” the article says. “Woods never does anything that would make himself look ridiculous.”

Tiger Woods Women Lis

Tiger Woods Women Lis:

Tiger Woods mistresses…the latest count of women (pics). The number of Tiger Woods mistresses of women keeps growing, and the latest woman was reported Tuesday. A few days before Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident near his home, the National Enquirer released a story that he was having an affair with Rachel Uchitel. The New York Daily News reported that his wife found some text messages from Uchitel the morning of the car accident, and that is why Tiger Woods was leaving the house in the first place.

Tiger Woods has remained at his Florida home in seclusion since returning home from the hospital the day after Thanksgiving. Woods cancelled all golf tournaments through the end of the year.

There have been rumors that Oprah called Tiger Woods on Sunday to see if he wanted to come on the Oprah Show for an interview, but the Oprah site has yet to mention the possibility of an interview. Image experts stated that an interview with Oprah may help his reputation.

Tiger Woods fans have been searching intensely for information about the alleged mistresses. The list of Tiger Woods alleged mistresses grows each day, it seems.

Here is the most up-to-date information available now of each of the women (to see photos of each woman click on their name):

Rachel Uchitel, a Manhattan club hostess who had denied having an affair with Tiger Woods. Rachel Uchitel scheduled a press conference last week and canceled it a few hours later. It has been rumored that Tiger Woods paid her $1-$3 million dollars to keep quite. Tuesday, rumors came out that she was more of a madam (but still a mistress) to Woods supplying him with women.

Jaimee Grubbs, was on VH1’s “Tool Academy” and has admitted to being Tiger Woods mistress. She offered proof of a voice mail from Tiger Woods and over 300 text messages from Tiger Woods. She claims to have met Tiger Woods two months before his wife, Elin gave birth.

Jamie Jungers, a Las Vegas cocktail waitress who allegedly had an 18-month fling with Woods. Jungers openly admitted the affair with Tiger Woods. Jungers hired a lawyer to shop her Tiger Woods story around and allegedly sold it to the highest bidder. Jungers was engaged to someone else when she allegedly had sex for the first time with Tiger Woods.

Mindy Lawton, a 33-year-old waitress, who claims she had a sexual relationship with Tiger Woods for over a year, and lives near his home in Florida. She also claimed that Tiger Woods broke up with her when a photo of the two them was taken. Lawton looks very different from the other women Tiger Woods allegedly had affairs with, and many people have questioned if perhaps she is just doing this for publicity.

Cori Rist, is a 31-year-old blond, club hopper from Manhattan. Cori Rist acknowledged the affair with Tiger Woods through her ex-finance who gave the interview. Rist claimed that Tiger Woods always wanted to stay in the hotel room and never wanted to go out, and that she grew tired of it.

Holly Sampson, a 36-year old porn star who has starred in numerous porn flicks, including “Desire and Deception”. Holly Sampson has neither acknowledged nor disagreed with the allegations.

Joslyn James, 32 is a porn star who has starred in numerous movies

Kalika Moquin, 27 Life & Style magazine reported that Kalika Moquin was having an affair with Tiger Woods. Kalika Moquin is from Missoula, Montana and allegedly met Tiger Woods The Bank, a nightclub in the Bellagio hotel where she is a marketing executive. “She’s a marketing director at Bank. She throws parties, she hangs out with celebrities; that’s her job,” said co-worker, Bo Karlen.

ABC News reported that tabloids have also identified two other nameless women, one is a 26-year-old waitress from Orlando, has hired lawyer Michael O’Quinn and claims to have had a two-year affair with Tiger Woods.

The other nameless woman who allegedly had an affair with Tiger Woods is a London-based British broadcaster, the London Sun is calling her a “cougar.”

Tiger Woods has his third knee surgery in Park City, Utah in 2008. Woods took more than two months off from the PGA Tour to recover.