I think it would be worse for the sport of golf if this recent transgression occured during the Masters. As it occured the way it did, hopefully its more of a reflection on Woods' character, than bring the sport down with him. I cringe every time I hear about an NFL player having some off field screwup, as these people are in a position to greatly influence our kids and some of them squander it away, often foolishly and without thinking of consequences. That being said, there are still plenty of great role models in professional sports, but unfortunately the media runs away with the negative stories and bombard our kids with an onslought of how people arent perfect and makes every minute/tasteless detail fodder for the water cooler and dinner table, while the do gooders carry much less spotlight and receive much less credit.

If my daughter were older, and she did ask about it, I'd tell her exactly what I thought. We dont have all the facts, dont buy everything the media sells you, question everything, and dont be too quick to judge. After all that, I think that he is an adult who made a (or several) poor decisions, and now he will have to navigate the consequences, which will have a lifelong impact on his family, his career, and up until now, his virtually untarnished reputation as a professional. Learn from his example and lets all move forward. At the end of the day no one is perfect, and we can only hope to do the best despite ourselves. Life may not always offer second chances, but we as a culture sure do love a comeback, and we're always ready to forgive, if the person who erred is worth it.

If Tiger cheated at golf he would lose a billion dollars in endorsement money over the next 3 to 5 years. By then , maybe sooner, his “handlers” would have a plan to rehabilitate his image and to recover the money. Not so for the average guy or average golfer.

Tell your kids that the world is not perfect and neither is Tiger nor our other idols. Our job as parents, teachers, coaches and mentors is to do our best to live up to high standards and ethical conduct. This means not lying, cheating or stealing and more. Remember your kids are watching YOUR behavior. They copy the behavior they see…good and bad. 

Is the Tiger Woods story important? The answer depends on your moral/social/political/religious view of the world. On the surface it is just a titillating sex scandal. Under the surface are lessons we all can learn. The lessons  are up to you to engage, ignore or to debate.  

No, it would be the same…a lot of hype, crying, and BS.  The 69 ESPN channels would then have something for the 1000's of guys who never played a sport to talk about for a few days.  Then, other cheaters would come out of the woodwork looking for a book deal, reality show and/or a few minutes standing under Tiger's money tree, picking the low handing fruit.

I'm glad we don't watch golf. Is it a sport?

Yea, in five years he'll be just like Kobi… no, six months, he'll be back.  No one will care and I still will have never purchased any of the products that Tiger endorsed. 

The American memory is shorter than its attention span…Any one remember Sept 11, didn't think so.

I think you guys are correct.

Number one, he is not a role model, he plays golf.

Number two, it seems the scandal is already over and no one cares. Tiger lost a few bucks and probably gained a few grey hairs and will be no worse for the wear. Time will tell and it also heals wounds.

Hey Brennan, You might want to re-think your comments. There are lessons to be learned from Tiger. Remember, “Any fool can learn from his own experience, a wise man [woman] learns from the experience of others.” Tiger will undoubtedly lose his wife and children, and a lot of respect and money over his destructive behavior. Moreover his behavior was not a “mistake” but activity that was planned, managed and controlled much like a clandestine military operation and conducted over a long period of time. Now there is talk about Tiger's buff (muscular )body and accusations of steroid or other performance enhancing drugs. This story is not over by any means.

Tiger is a liar and a cheat. Nuff said! All you guys out there need to ask your mother, sister or girlfriend for their thoughts. Holy Smokes are you guys all that dumb. He stinks. No addiction, just lack of character.

That's enough about that. Clara

Well ,does it mean anything that Tiger did not win the Masters?

Dr. john