If a man hits a tree in a mangrove swamp, does anybody hear? If that man is Tiger Woods and the tree is on his Florida lawn, then the whole world hears the echo of his Cadillac SUV crashing into the trunk and the neighboring fire hydrant. Tiger Woods is arguably one of the most famous men on the planet and has managed to escape the celebrity gossip that often follows sports superstars -- until now.
The internet rumour mills are in overdrive speculating about the reasons leading up to Tiger’s hasty departure from his family’s home at 2:25 a.m. Friday morning. The curious chain of events leading to a smashup at the end of his driveway, and his wife Elin rescuing him with a golf club are bizarre and leading to more rumours about the state of Tiger’s home game. Is it coincidence that last Wednesday unsubstantiated reports started to surface that Tiger was enmeshed in an extramarital affair? Arguably, the news hit a family nerve over Thursday’s Thanksgiving table, because by early Friday morning, Tiger was sporting facial cuts and bruises and the police have spent the remainder of the weekend trying to get a statement about the single-vehicle accident. Odd.
Car crashes and infidelity allegations are normal, every-day events in celebrity land. But for Tiger Woods and his carefully controlled image and reputation, this past weekend’s incidents are going to play havoc on more than few fronts. A self-confessed control freak, having his private life splashed on the cover of every newspaper, while gossip magazines zero in on his every move will be excruciating; golf’s greatest phenom is going to have his mental game seriously undermined. This story is only going to get bigger, and no matter how hard Tiger tries to hide under the shade of his Mangrove trees, he’ll have to emerge and offer up a better explanation sooner or later. And for his sake, he should probably do it now.
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