When it rains, it pours.
Global consulting firm Accenture announced they were cutting all ties with Woods Sunday, confirming he is “no longer the right representative” after the “circumstances of the last two weeks.” Woods served as pitchman for the last six years, appearing in the company’s “Go ahead, be a Tiger” ad campaign.
However, another of Woods’ major backers, Nike, is willing to retain him as a spokesman.
“Tiger has been part of Nike for more than a decade. He is the best golfer in the world and one of the greatest athletes of his era. We look forward to his return to golf,” the sportswear and equipment supplier tells Usmagazine.com in a statement. “He and his family have Nike’s full support.”
On Friday, Woods stunned the sports world by announcing he would be taking a break from golf to save his marriage to Swedish supermodel Elin Nordegren. Over the past two weeks, no fewer than 13 women have alleged affairs with Woods, dad to daughter Sam, 2, and son Charlie, 10 months.
“I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,” Woods said in the statement posted on his Web site.
“I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person,” he said. “It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.”
Woods’ status with consumers has dropped from sixth to 24th on a list of celebrity endorsers, according to Bloomberg.
On Saturday, one of Woods’ other major sponsors, Gillette, announced they will phase the golfer out of its advertising. The Procter & Gamble company was the first to distance themselves from Woods, who last appeared in a primetime TV ad for Gillette on Nov. 29.
“As Tiger takes a break from the public eye, we will support his desire for privacy by limiting his role in our marketing programs,” a company spokesman said.
Woods earns around $110 million a year from endorsements and tournaments, with Nike, Gillette and Pepsi among the top endorsers.
They should leave him alone now… they’ve “killed” him so they should leave him alone!
Tiger needs professional help. His is a sex addiction case. .Kapareho ng bidang lalaki doon sa X-Files. . .
An oversexed black athlete who got himself in trouble ‘cuz he doesn’t know how to cover his tracks. Why does Pilipinas even care?
I am interested in the story more because of the lesson we learn from it.
TB:
I hope u won’t mind. It’s Mam Ellen’s own blog. She can post whatever topic for discussion she deems fit. . .If you don’t like it, just don’t post. Thanks. . .
henry90: You are playing “Mr boy scout Knight-in-shining-armor”. Your action, of course, is A-okay, but allow me to point out that Ellen has never really said that the only comments she wants to see posted on her blogsite are those comments from yes-boys and yes-girls who sing paean high praises to Ellen’s insights. Come on! Ellen is a journalist she says so. Live real-action journalism needs people of grit who can mix it up with others who take irritating, aggravating, non-agreeing positions. Like Ellen will (in my opinion) accept a blog-comment entry from, say, Manny Villar or even one of the Arroyo children.
Lastly, there is “owner’s privilege”. Ellen can always delete or make changes to any and all comments posted on her blogsite.
TB:
Dami mo namang sinabi pare. Ikaw na nga nagsabi e, why does Pilipinas even care? So why do u care? Para mo na ring sinabihan ang may ari ng blog na to na walang kwenta itong post na ito. Anong yes-boy doon? Tawag sa amin nun GMRC. . .nuff said. . .
at least Tiger did not steal money.
A manager of an escort agency was interviewed last night at a cable news and she said that Tiger has been ordering girls, not one but usually in group, on weekends costing him around $60K per/week. It’s been Tiger’s “hobby’ even before she met the wife, the manager said. The agency has records and tapes of Tiger’s orders, she added.
Kay Tiger pa rin ako….sa golf.
Ang tawag kay Tiger Woods ay hindi na “Tiger”
Ang tawag na daw ngayon kay Tiger ay “Cheetah”
Trials and adversities are normal in life. What is more important is how one handles adversities and rises from it.
Parang may analogy ang nangyari kay Tiger sa nangyayari ngayon sa mga Ampatuans. May nagtrigger, and one by one, they are coming out in the open. Sa kaso ni Tiger, isa isang lumalabas ang kanyang mga naging mistresses, sa kaso ng Ampatuans, isa isa ring lumalabas at naexpose ang kanilang katarantaduhan, mula sa mga pagpatay hangang sa kanilang extravagant lifestyle not supported by income, in short illgotten wealth. Ang lesson – walang kasalanan ang di mabubuking, bilyonaryo ka man.
Mam Ellen,
Sorry for out of topic..but next time in your blog can you elaborate this news:
Detained military officers figure in scuffle…between Queribun and Major. Aquino. Nakakalungkot ito!
Kay Tiger pa rin ako sa golf – Chi
Me, too. While I remained a TW fan, I truly feel bad for Tiger’s wife and both of their families having to put up with the media frenzy. Ganyan din ang nangyari kay Manny Pacquiao. His historic triumph in boxing was dimmed by news of his liaison with Krista.
My hope is that everyone involved will get past this and that Tiger can go back to what he does best, GOLF.
The price of fame and fortune.
TW is golf. Bigger than golf and the biggest draw on weekends when he is in contention. A big draw like Pakyaw.
He’s got four months to think this over and by then he should be ready for the Masters in April 2010. Once he starts winning, everything will be forgotten and forgiven by many (there’s always remnants of antagonists that will make his womanizing an issue).
Sponsors dumping him will be the losers when he comes back rejuvenated especially when he gets close to breaking the Golden Bear’s record.
Btw, I never liked TW but I loved for him to beat the crap of most of them in every tournament he is in.
To give us an idea how much Tiger Woods is earning from his deals, here’s the list of what the deals are worth
Accenture $10m-$15m
Financial arrangements have never been disclosed of the deal with the management consultancy which sold Woods as: “the world’s ultimate symbol of high performance”.
EA Sports $8m-$10m
A six-year deal was signed in 2006 but financial details were never made public.
PepsiCo $100m for five years
Days after the crash Pepsi dropped its Gatorade Tiger Focus drink, but insists the decision was taken earlier in the year.
Tag Heuer $10m
Woods appeared in the company’s “What are you made of …” campaign with the disgraced athlete Marion Jones.
Nike $105m for five years
Woods takes a cut of all Nike golf equipment sold to make up for jumping ship from Titleist balls with whom he had a $20m five-year deal.
AT&T $7m a year
The telecommunications firm stepped in to slap their name on Tiger’s bag as soon as General Motors, through its Buick brand, ended its $40m association earlier this year.
Gillette $10m-$20m
One of three athletes put together to sell razors, the other two being Thierry Henry and Roger Federer.
Dubai Holdings $25m
The Tiger Woods Dubai – a multimillion dollar development in the desert, complete with a Woods-designed golf course, has been put back indefinitely due to the financial crisis in the emirate.
Jokes about Tiger’s car crash started surfacing within minutes of the initial reports of the accident, including these:
Tiger crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. He couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron.
What’s the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a golf ball 400 yards.
Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole-in-one.
Tiger has a new movie coming out. It’s called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Hydrant.
Late night jokes on Tiger Woods
“A California congressman named Joe Baca has announced he’s no longer pursuing legislation that would have given Tiger Woods the Congressional Gold Medal. He released a statement saying, ‘In light of the fact that Tiger has comported himself in a manner utterly lacking in character, dignity, and ethical integrity, I am withdrawing Tiger Woods from consideration for the Congressional Gold Medal and instead I’m recommending that he run for Congress.'” -Jimmy Kimmel
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“I have to say, not a great day for President Obama. A new poll shows that President Obama has the lowest approval rating of any first-year president in the history of presidents. Things are so bad today the president said the surge in Afghanistan was all Tiger Woods’s idea.” -Craig Ferguson
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“But in terms of the temperature, going up and up and up, we are making some progress. Today over there at the conference in Copenhagen, they put a cap on the number of hot girlfriends for Tiger Woods. That’s going to cool things off a little bit.” –David Letterman
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“Talk about bad timing. The latest issue of Golf Digest has Tiger Woods and President Obama on the cover. I don’t think Michelle’s going to let the President hang with Tiger too much longer.” –Jay Leno
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“This Tiger Woods thing has had an effect on a lot of people. In fact, earlier today, Elizabeth Edwards went out and bought a new set of golf clubs.” –Jay Leno
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“Speaking from West Point, NY, the President announced he will send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan over the next six months and 2,000 additional troops to Tiger Woods’s mansion in Orlando. Peacekeeping forces.” –Jimmy Kimmel
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“Tiger always gives 110 percent. That is why he gave 100 percent to his wife and still had 10 percent left over for his alleged mistress.” -Stephen Colbert
Top Ten Tiger Woods Jokes:
1) Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one.
2)What’s the difference between a car and a golf ball?
Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards.
3)Tiger Woods wasn’t seriously injured in the crash,
but he’s still below par.
4)What were Tiger Woods and his wife doing out
at 2:30 in the morning? They went clubbing
5)Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree.
He couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron.
6)Perhaps Tiger should be using a driver?
7)This is the first time Tiger’s ever failed to drive 300 yards
8)Apparently, Tiger admitted this crash was the closest shave he’s ever had. So Gillette has dropped his contract.
9)After a wayward drive, Tiger Woods found water
before nestling behind a tree
10)Apparently, the only person who can beat Tiger Woods
with a golf club is his wife
Mas okay nga na iba iba ang topic. Nakakabuang din naman kung puro kademonyohan ni GMA at mga tuta, nakakainit ng ulo. Tulad nito, sex scandal ni Tiger Wood. I love sex scandals.
Buick is Pissed That Tiger Crashed a Cadillac.TW won the Buick Invititional so many times and they’re wondering why the Tiger was driving a Cadillac.It should have been a Buick that bounced off the hydrant and hit the tree.Buick could have shown how sturdy the car is and what a mess it made of the hydrant. Now, TW PR manager is ironing a deal with the Buick that TW will drive a “Car Crash” test.
In reference to number 3 Tingog Boss “Why does Pilipinas even care?”
Tiger Woods is no perfect guy and he made billions out of being such a role model. You have no idea how big of a name he is here in the US and how kids look up to him. It’s called BOGUS. And it’s not right.
Now. Why does Pilipinas even care? He’s bogus. I said. Getz?! Bogus people should be rejected.
These celebrities/sport persons as role models are creations of PR and media. They extol the sport persons in every triumph as if winning is the only virtue needed to become a role model. In my generation and to a lesser extent, it was Magic Johnson.
Sa Pilipinas, dahil sa hindi media savvy, hindi naging role model si Paeng Nepomuceno (na sumisiklab pa ngayon sa Turkey at his age),si Eugene Torre o Efren Reyes. Kabaligtaran naman kina Jaworski, Lydia De Vega at sa ngayon si Pacquiao.
Hindi ko in encourage ang mga bata na mga celebrities o sportsmen ang gawing role model at mas ituon ang pansin sa mga simpleng tao na nagpupursigi sa buhay kahit na hindi popular as role model.
On leave from golf and behave raw muna si Tiger, babawi sa pamilya.
Golf in Shock as Tiger takes indefinite leave
LONDON (AP)—Tiger Woods’ decision to take “an indefinite break” to repair his marriage was greeted with surprise, bemusement and even relief Saturday as golfers, fans and commentators contemplated the immediate future of a sport without its biggest draw.
All those holes and Tiger’s killer birdie! Golf is a stupid game. It’s the only sport where you wash your balls after a round.
Tongue T
With 18 holes to contend with in every round, you just don’t practice and focus in one hole. Has to go from one hole to another to enhance your game.
GENEVA (AP)—Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Monday it will continue its association with Tiger Woods despite the golfer’s alleged infidelities.
Company spokeswoman Mariam Sylla said the sponsorship is unchanged because Woods remains the world’s best golfer and Tag Heuer does not care about his private life.
A blogger’s comment in another site:
We keep confusing Tiger Woods as a golfer with Tiger Woods as a person, much less a so-called role model. Tiger is a golfer, a very good golfer, and that’s it. He never expects people to look up to him as a role model for their kids. At the end of the day, all he cares about are his fame and money.
For that matter, athletes are to be admired only for their sporting excellence, and not at all for their behavior outside sports. We should not pass our responsibility of being role models to our kids onto others. We are just creating an illusion for ourselves and our kids. Let’s wake up to this fact of life – there are no role models to be created more than what we imagine or what media keep on creating from mere mortals such as athletes and celebrities.
The other day I was playing golf and I hit two of my best balls.
I stepped on a rake.
Tounge, tingnan mo baka nabali o baluktot na ang iron mo?
Joeseg, yan din ang opinion ko. Creations sila ng media and PR people.
Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Manny Pacquiao endorsers ng NIKE…ano ang pagkakatulad? mayaman, sikat at mga naharap sa scandals pagdating sa babae.
“Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Manny Pacquiao endorsers ng NIKE…ano ang pagkakatulad? mayaman, sikat at mga naharap sa scandals pagdating sa babae.” – jojovelas2005
The Trio are also “barat” when it comes to facing up to their transgressions. Kobe Bryant wanted “it” free; he could just dropped 50grand in that room and who knows, his image would be still clean. Pakyaw needs to support his bastards if proven it’s his; just be a man like a boxer. TW is well known in the gambling world of his refusal not to tip, I don’t blame him – talagang may taong barat in some ways, that’s why they’re super rich.
“Buick is Pissed That Tiger Crashed a Cadillac.TW won the Buick Invititional so many times and they’re wondering why the Tiger was driving a Cadillac.It should have been a Buick that bounced off the hydrant and hit the tree.Buick could have shown how sturdy the car is and what a mess it made of the hydrant. Now, TW PR manager is ironing a deal with the Buick that TW will drive a “Car Crash” test.” -Cocoy
Exactly where my point was all along; does all endorsers really use the product they prop up to mankind? hell no!
Why would I drink something the Pakyaw endorses?! It’s insanity.
Hindi na daw Tiger brand ang golf clubs ni Woods. Pinalitan na ng cheetah brand…as in cheater. hahaha!
All those holes and Tiger’s killer birdie! Golf is a stupid game. It’s the only sport where you wash your balls after a round. -tongue
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Bwahahaha!!! That’s why Elin Nordegren is so pissed off with her husband Tiger, kinalmot tuloy sa mukha.
Give me two names who is not doing it and I’ll show you a saint. A few yet. I am glad my wife can include my name always, still.
Tiger pa rin ako sa Golf. Whatever he has done in his private life is his alone. Wala naman siyang ninakaw gaya nina GMA at pamilya.