Opinion & Analysis
Whose side are you on? Tiger? Jenkins?
By now you probably know the story — Dan Jenkins and Golf Digest faked an interview with Tiger Woods and Golf Digest staged photos with a Tiger lookalike.
Tiger Woods was not happy, and let the public know via Derek Jeter’s new Players’ Tribune website. You can read Jenkins’ original story at the bottom of this link. Despite some vicious feedback on Twitter and social media, Jenkins stood his ground.
My next column for Tiger: defining parody and satire. I thought I let him off easy: http://t.co/E7e9imSKwO
— Dan Jenkins (@danjenkinsgd) November 18, 2014
Lindsey Vonn, Woods’ girlfriend, shared her feelings on the matter. She sided with her boyfriend and supported his decision to confront Jenkins and Golf Digest.
“It was like a fabricated interview, like what [Jenkins] thinks Tiger would say,” Vonn said.
Stellar observation.
Predictably, Jenkins’ story and Tiger’s response has been a very polarizing issue. People, golf fans, journalism ethics specialists, haters, apologists, social observers and conspiracy theorists have been voicing their opinions. We’ve combined the most popular responses into a poll.
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Of all the clubs in our bags, wedges are almost always the simplest in construction and, therefore, the easiest to analyze what might make one work differently from another if you know what to look for.
Wedges are a lot less mysterious than drivers, of course, as the major brands are working with a lot of “pixie dust” inside these modern marvels. That’s carrying over more to irons now, with so many new models featuring internal multi-material technologies, and almost all of them having a “badge” or insert in the back to allow more complex graphics while hiding the actual distribution of mass.
But when it comes to wedges, most on the market today are still single pieces of molded steel, either cast or forged into that shape. So, if you look closely at where the mass is distributed, it’s pretty clear how that wedge is going to perform.
To start, because of their wider soles, the majority of the mass of almost any wedge is along the bottom third of the clubhead. So, the best wedge shots are always those hit between the 2nd and 5th grooves so that more mass is directly behind that impact. Elite tour professionals practice incessantly to learn to do that consistently, wearing out a spot about the size of a penny right there. If impact moves higher than that, the face is dramatically thinner, so smash factor is compromised significantly, which reduces the overall distance the ball will fly.
Every one of us, tour players included, knows that maddening shot that we feel a bit high on the face and it doesn’t go anywhere, it’s not your fault.
If your wedges show a wear pattern the size of a silver dollar, and centered above the 3rd or 4th groove, you are not getting anywhere near the same performance from shot to shot. Robot testing proves impact even two to three grooves higher in the face can cause distance loss of up to 35 to 55 feet with modern ‘tour design’ wedges.
In addition, as impact moves above the center of mass, the golf club principle of gear effect causes the ball to fly higher with less spin. Think of modern drivers for a minute. The “holy grail” of driving is high launch and low spin, and the driver engineers are pulling out all stops to get the mass as low in the clubhead as possible to optimize this combination.
Where is all the mass in your wedges? Low. So, disregarding the higher lofts, wedges “want” to launch the ball high with low spin – exactly the opposite of what good wedge play requires penetrating ball flight with high spin.
While almost all major brand wedges have begun putting a tiny bit more thickness in the top portion of the clubhead, conventional and modern ‘tour design’ wedges perform pretty much like they always have. Elite players learn to hit those crisp, spinny penetrating wedge shots by spending lots of practice time learning to consistently make contact low in the face.
So, what about grooves and face texture?
Grooves on any club can only do so much, and no one has any material advantage here. The USGA tightly defines what we manufacturers can do with grooves and face texture, and modern manufacturing techniques allow all of us to push those limits ever closer. And we all do. End of story.
Then there’s the topic of bounce and grinds, the most complex and confusing part of the wedge formula. Many top brands offer a complex array of sole configurations, all of them admittedly specialized to a particular kind of lie or turf conditions, and/or a particular divot pattern.
But if you don’t play the same turf all the time, and make the same size divot on every swing, how would you ever figure this out?
The only way is to take any wedge you are considering and play it a few rounds, hitting all the shots you face and observing the results. There’s simply no other way.
So, hopefully this will inspire a lively conversation in our comments section, and I’ll chime in to answer any questions you might have.
And next week, I’ll dive into the rest of the wedge formula. Yes, shafts, grips and specifications are essential, too.
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Golf's Perfect Imperfections
Golf’s Perfect Imperfections: Amazing Session with Performance Coach Savannah Meyer-Clement
In this week’s episode, we spent some time with performance coach Savannah Meyer-Clement who provides many useful insights that you’ll be able to implement on the golf course.
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19th Hole
Vincenzi’s 2024 RBC Heritage betting preview: Patrick Cantlay ready to get back inside winner’s circle
Just a two-hour drive from Augusta National, the PGA TOUR heads to Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hilton Head Island is a golfer’s paradise and Harbour Town is one of the most beautiful and scenic courses on the PGA TOUR.
Harbour Town Golf Links is a par-71 that measures 7,121 yards and features Bermuda grass greens. A Pete Dye design, the course is heavily tree lined and features small greens and many dog legs, protecting it from “bomb-and-gauge” type golfers.
The field is loaded this week with 69 golfers with no cut. Last year was quite possibly the best field in RBC Heritage history and the event this week is yet another designated event, meaning there is a $20 million prize pool.
Most of the big names on the PGA Tour will be in attendance this week with the exceptions of Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland. Additionally, Webb Simpson, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland and Kevin Kisner have been granted sponsors exemptions.
Past Winners at Harbour Town
- 2023: Matt Fitzpatrick (-17)
- 2022: Jordan Spieth (-13)
- 2021: Stewart Cink (-19)
- 2020: Webb Simpson (-22)
- 2019: CT Pan (-12)
- 2018: Sotoshi Kodaira (-12)
- 2017: Wesley Bryan (-13)
- 2016: Branden Grace (-9)
- 2015: Jim Furyk (-18)
In this article and going forward, I’ll be using the Rabbit Hole by Betsperts Golf data engine to develop my custom model. If you want to build your own model or check out all of the detailed stats, you can sign up using promo code: MATTVIN for 25% off any subscription package (yearly is best value).
Key Stats For Harbour Town
Let’s take a look at key metrics for Harbour Town Golf Links to determine which golfers boast top marks in each category over their past 24 rounds.
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Approach is exceedingly important this week. The greens at Harbour Town are about half the size of PGA TOUR average and feature the second-smallest greens on the tour. Typical of a Pete Dye design, golfers will pay the price for missed greens.
Total SG: Approach Over Past 24 Rounds
- Scottie Scheffler (+1.27)
- Tom Hoge (+1.27)
- Corey Conners (+1.16)
- Austin Eckroat (+0.95)
- Cameron Young (+0.93)
Good Drive %
The fairways at Harbour Town are tree lined and feature many dog legs. Bombers tend to struggle at the course because it forces layups and doesn’t allow long drivers to overpower it. Accuracy is far more important than power.
Good Drive % Over Past 24 Rounds
- Brice Garnett (88.8%)
- Shane Lowry (+87.2%)
- Akshay Bhatia (+86.0%)
- Si Woo Kim (+85.8%)
- Sepp Straka (+85.1%)
Strokes Gained: Total at Pete Dye Designs
Pete Dye specialists tend to play very well at Harbour Town. Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar, Jim Furyk and Webb Simpson are all Pete Dye specialists who have had great success here. It is likely we see some more specialists near the top of the leaderboard this week.
SG: TOT Pete Dye per round over past 36 rounds:
- Xander Schauffele (+2.27)
- Scottie Scheffler (+2.24)
- Ludvig Aberg (+2.11)
- Brian Harman (+1.89)
- Sungjae Im (+1.58)
4. Strokes Gained: Short Game (Bermuda)
Strokes Gained: Short Game factors in both around the green and putting. With many green-side bunkers and tricky green complexes, both statistics will be important. Past winners — such as Jim Furyk, Wes Bryan and Webb Simpson — highlight how crucial the short game skill set is around Harbour Town.
SG: SG Over Past 24 Rounds
- Jordan Spieth (+1.11)
- Taylor Moore (+1.02)
- Wyndham Clark (+0.98)
- Mackenzie Hughes (+0.86)
- Andrew Putnam (+0.83)
5. Greens in Regulation %
The recipe for success at Harbour Town Golf Links is hitting fairways and greens. Missing either will prove to be consequential — golfers must be in total control of the ball to win.
Greens in Regulation % over past 24 rounds:
- Brice Garnett (+75.0%)
- Scottie Scheffler (+69.9%)
- Corey Conners (+69.0%)
- Shane Lowry (+68.3%)
- Patrick Rodgers (+67.6%)
6. Course History
Harbour Town is a course where players who have strong past results at the course always tend to pop up.
Course History over past 24 rounds:
- Patrick Cantlay (+2.34)
- Cam Davis (+2.05)
- J.T. Poston (+1.69)
- Justin Rose (+1.68)
- Tommy Fleetwood (+1.59)
The RBC Heritage Model Rankings
Below, I’ve compiled overall model rankings using a combination of the five key statistical categories previously discussed — SG: Approach (24%), Good Drives (20%), SG: SG (14%), SG: Pete Dye (14%), GIR (14%), and Course History (14%)
- Shane Lowry
- Russell Henley
- Scottie Scheffler
- Xander Schauffele
- Corey Conners
- Wyndham Clark
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Cameron Young
- Ludvig Aberg
2024 RBC Heritage Picks
Patrick Cantlay +2000 (FanDuel)
With the exception of Scottie Scheffler, the PGA Tour has yet to have any of their star players show peak form during the 2024 season. Last week, Patrick Cantlay, who I believe is a top-5 players on the PGA Tour, took one step closer to regaining the form that’s helped him win eight events on Tour since 2017.
Cantlay limped into the Masters in poor form, but figured it out at Augusta National, finishing in a tie for 20th and ranking 17th for the week in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. The former FedEx Cup champion will now head to one of his favorite golf courses in Harbour Town, where he’s had immaculate results over the years. In his six trips to the course, he’s only finished worse than 7th one time. The other finishes include three third places (2017, 2019, 2023) and one runner-up finish (2022). In his past 36 rounds at Harbour Town, Cantlay ranks 1st in Strokes Gained: Total per round at the course by a wide margin (+2.36).
Cantlay is winless since the 2022 BMW Championship, which is far too long for a player of his caliber. With signs pointing to the 32-year-old returning to form, a “signature event” at Harbour Town is just what he needs to get back on the winning track.
Tommy Fleetwood +3000 (FanDuel)
I truly believe Tommy Fleetwood will figure out a way to win on American soil in 2024. It’s certainly been a bugaboo for him throughout his career, but he is simply too talented to go another season without winning a PGA Tour event.
At last week’s Masters Tournament, Fleetwood made a Sunday charge and ended up finishing T3 in the event, which was his best ever finish at The Masters. For the week, the Englishman ranked 8th in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach, 10th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking and 16th in Strokes Gained: Putting.
Harbour Town is a perfect layout for Fleetwood, and he’s had relative success at this Pete Dye design in the past. In his four trips to the course, he’s finished inside of the top 25 three times, with his best finish, T10, coming in 2022. The course is pretty short and can’t be overpowered, which gives an advantage to more accurate players such as Fleetwood. Tommy ranks 8th in the field in Good Drive % and should be able to plot his way along this golf course.
The win is coming for Tommy lad. I believe there’s a chance this treasure of a golf course may be the perfect one for him to finally break through on Tour.
Cameron Young +3300 (FanDuel)
Cameron Young had a solid Masters Tournament last week, which is exactly what I’m looking for in players who I anticipate playing well this week at the RBC Heritage. He finished in a tie for 9th, but never felt the pressure of contending in the event. For the week, Young ranked 6th in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and 6th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking.
Despite being one of the longest players off the tee on the PGA Tour, Young has actually played some really good golf on shorter tracks. He finished T3 at Harbour Town in 2023 and ranks 20th in the field in Good Drive% and 16th in Greens in Regulation in his past 24 rounds. He also has strong finishes at other shorter courses that can take driver out of a players hand such as Copperhead and PGA National.
Young is simply one of the best players on the PGA Tour in 2024, and I strongly believe has what it takes to win a PGA Tour event in the very near future.
Corey Conners +5500 (FanDuel)
Corey Conners has had a disappointing year thus far on the PGA Tour, but absolutely loves Harbour Town.
At last week’s Masters Tournament, the Canadian finished T30 but ranked 20th in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach. In his past 24 rounds, Conners ranks 3rd in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach, 3rd in Greens in Regulation % and 24th in Good Drive %.
In Conners’ last four trips to Harbour Town, his worst finish was T31, last season. He finished T4 in 2021, T12 in 2022 and ranks 8th in Strokes Gained: Total at the course over his past 36 rounds.
Conners hasn’t been contending, but his recent finishes have been encouraging as he has finished in the top-25 in each of his past three starts prior to The Masters, including an impressive T13 at The PLAYERS. His recent improvement in ball striking as well as his suitability for Harbour Town makes Conners a high upside bet this week.
Shane Lowry (+7500) (FanDuel)
When these odds were posted after Lowry was announced in the field, I have to admit I was pretty stunned. Despite not offering much win equity on the PGA Tour over the last handful of years, Shane Lowry is still a top caliber player who has the ability to rise to the top of a signature event.
Lowry struggled to score at The Masters last week, but he actually hit the ball really well. The Irishman ranked 1st for Strokes Gained: Approach on the week and 7th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. As usual, it was the putter that let him down, as he ranked 60th in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting.
Harbour Town is most definitely one of Lowry’s favorite courses on the PGA Tour. In his six starts there, he’s finished in the top 10 three times, including third twice. Lowry is sensational at Pete Dye designs and ranks 7th in Strokes Gained: Total in his past 36 rounds on Dye tracks.
Lowry is perfect for Harbour Town. In his past 24 rounds, he ranks 5th in Strokes Gained: Approach, 2nd in Good Drive% and 5th in Green in Regulation %. If he figures it out on the greens, Shane could have his first win in America since 2015.
Lucas Glover +12000 (FanDuel)
This is one of my weekly “bet the number” plays as I strongly believe the odds are just too long for a player of Glover’s caliber. The odds have been too long on Glover for a few weeks now, but this is the first event that I can get behind the veteran being able to actually contend at.
Glover is quietly playing good golf and returning to the form he had after the understandable regression after his two massive victories at the end of 2023. He finished T20 at The Masters, which was his best ever finish at Augusta National. For the week, Lucas ranked 18th for Strokes Gained: Approach and 20th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking.
Over his past 24 rounds, Glover ranks 9th in Strokes Gained: Approach and 13th in Good Drive %. Harbour Town is a short course that the 44-year-old will be able to keep up with the top players on Tour off the tee. He’s played the course more than 20 times, with mixed results. His best finishes at Harbour Town include a T7 in 2008, but recently has a finish of T21 in 2020.
Glover has proven he can contend with the stars of the Tour on any given week, and this number is flat out disrespectful.
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tom
Jan 12, 2015 at 11:03 am
if you want funny get a good look at jenkins freaking pic and that stupid combover —-for that alone he should be let go.
JEFF
Jan 9, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Again, this is what is making golf stupid….. and who cares~?
BOBBY D
Dec 10, 2014 at 1:36 pm
ELDRICK,THE CHEATER DOESN’T NEED ANY PRESS GOOD OR BAD…WIN AGAIN THEN WILL TALK…GOOD ON YA,DAN JENKINS !!!
ChipNRun
Dec 9, 2014 at 11:41 pm
Am I allowed not to care?
tariq
Dec 7, 2014 at 9:20 pm
who cares?
Jem
Dec 6, 2014 at 1:35 pm
One of the elements of good satire is that it contains an element of truth. Satire simply exaggerates and pokes fun at actual events. Jenkins didn’t make up any of the issues he discusses about Woods in his article. He merely satirized them. Tiger is known for firing people. He is notorious as a poor tipper. He is infamous for being self-centered. And his written response to Jenkins helps prove an old saying my daddy told me, “If you throw a rock in a pack of dogs, the one you hit is gonna howl.”
Nately18
Dec 3, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Have never liked Jenkins’ writing much–tiresome stuff, straining to be funny. The fake interview article is a good example.
J daly
Nov 30, 2014 at 8:06 am
It should be robelli. Judging by your response, you’re probably one of those players instead playing behind.
Robeli
Nov 26, 2014 at 12:08 pm
True.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/11240083/Tiger-Woodss-reaction-to-fake-interview-was-pathetic-and-the-self-pitying-cries-of-an-arrogant-ignorant-billionaire.html
H
Nov 26, 2014 at 8:59 pm
Honest!
H
Nov 26, 2014 at 9:05 pm
And objective!
Stan
Nov 25, 2014 at 10:37 pm
Is it still satire if it’s not funny? Hey Jenkin’s there’s no shame in asking me for writing help. I used to hate Tiger but am now rooting for him as long as it doesn’t come at Phil’s expense.
That’s kind of fudged up on Golf Digest’s part considering Tiger used to be a contributor.
Tim
Nov 25, 2014 at 2:29 am
Have a little laugh, everybody and cheer yourselves up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g74DiyzadXI
Swingblade
Nov 24, 2014 at 1:09 pm
It doesn’t really matter who this so called “article” was targeting. Whether it was aimed at Tiger, or Phil, or any other professional, no one in the golfing community should be subjected to such offensive and libelous writings. Cloaking such mean spirited low class vengeful behavior in the misleading guise of supposedly humorous writing fools no one and this again has no place in the golfing community and certainly no place in Golf Digest. It is simply hateful and vengeful refuse. The author and the editor who allowed this piece of trash writing to be published need to be terminated. Period. No exception. I will terminate my renewal process with Golf Digest and cease buying issues at newstands until Golf Digest cleans house and apologizes. I suggest everyone who respects the game of golf do the same. And, no, I am not a Tiger fan in any way. I’m a golf fan who believes this should be a classy sport.
Hypo
Nov 24, 2014 at 9:44 pm
You’ve obviously never watched Saturday Night Live on NBC. If you have, and laughed at any of the jokes and parodies aimed at the famous people such as Presidents, then you’re a HYPOCRITE.
Jafar
Nov 25, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Those roles are played by professional actors and comedians. Their profession is to make fun of people in good taste, and they do an excellent job at it.
The job of a golf writer is to chronicle the sport and its impact on society. Last time I checked Dan Jenkins was not a comedian or an actor, nor is Golf Digest published by Comedy Central.
The only thing funny is how stupid people like yourself suggest this is somehow similar to a comedy routine. Your argument falls short when you can’t find another fake interview in any other sports magazine.
Comedians are paid to be funny. Journalists take classes for ethics for a reason.
People like you who can’t even sign their own name…throwing stones and then hiding your hand, now that’s hypocritical.
H
Nov 26, 2014 at 9:01 pm
Writing is writing, just as you did here, and the same goes for this article. And you’re just spouting opinion, just like everybody else. And satire is also just an opinion, done aritistically. Not a big deal.
Jem
Dec 6, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Have you ever read any of Dan Jenkins’ novels? 90% of what he writes is comedic satire on golf. This was not meant to be a piece of golf journalism, and clearly labeled as a “fake” interview. It is totally in character for Jenkins.
J daly
Nov 23, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Jenkins is a loser. Probably can’t even break 100 or even pick up a club.
Robeli
Nov 23, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Didn’t know that was the minimum requirement to be a golf writer.
rkristopher
Nov 24, 2014 at 11:19 am
Well, he did play college golf at TCU.
Barack
Dec 6, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Oh, shocking, he’s a white Texan Christian. No wonder he’s not a racist.
Cyd
Dec 29, 2014 at 8:45 pm
Playing the race card. I don’t think that word means what you think it means!
Redhawks
Nov 22, 2014 at 12:12 am
Since when is it okay for a so called “journalist” to fabricate in a public magazine in order to embarrass a very public figure, and then when he’s called out, plays it off as satire, “just joking Tiger”. Very irresponsible and plain stupid. Guess what Jenkins? If Tiger proves that he’s damaged or suffered loss because of your “interview”, you and the Enquirer, er’ GD, pays.
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:22 pm
Dear Tiger,
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Jeff
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:40 pm
Maybe Dan Jenkins was a Hall of Fame writer last week. There are far more Tiger fans in his world than Dan Jenkins fans. In a year when fans missed him on the course I really don’t understand the point of the article.
There is not an argument to be made that Dan Jenkins didn’t expect to make a buck at Tigers expense here. As a fan who misses seeing Tiger play, I feel defensive. I respect the mans contribution to the coverage of the game. Dan Jenkins is a Hall of fame writer. I’m 30, play golf, watch golf and read about golf, almost all because of amazing things Tiger did from 1999-2006. There’s tons beyond Tiger that I love. But my introduction to the wonders of the game came admiring the athletic ability of one guy. TIGER WOODS. It’s gonna take a lot for me to not really like the guy. I read the Haney book because I got it free. Fans are loyal, and the tiger hater’s this article panders to are in my mind the worst thing about this great game. So yeah, the article actually made me mad, and cancel Golf Digest. Paulina on the cover was fine but really Golf Digest? Trying to cut down the best player ever for his tipping? Whatever. GOLFWeek here I come. Europeans are so much more polite anyway.
Mark
Nov 21, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Dan Jenkins is a dinosaur that should have been put out to pasture years ago. One of the old breed, like Henry Longhurst who don’t think anyone outside the country club clique are worthy of playing our great game.
Cheeta
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:40 pm
Eldrick should have been put to pasture when he didn’t admit to using PED when he was connected to the one chemist with whom he should have never been connected!
Pat M
Nov 22, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Tiger is pretty much a dinosaur now. How many injuries before he writes off 2015 early in the year. Another year where he probably will not be able to play due to injuries. I hope I am wrong but the guy is a hypochondriac.
rymail00
Nov 23, 2014 at 7:16 pm
+100,000
Tiger is such a baby! What a hypochondriac!! Seriously….”oh poor Tiger, winning the US Open with a broken leg and torn knee ligaments” seriously I can’t even believe he actually decided to get surgery what p_ssy. And a pinched nerve/slipped disc…SMFH….unless you lose a limb, or your a quadriplegic your ass better be teeing up EVERY WEEK.
I pray Tiger reads this and knows how disappointed the golfing world is him with for not playing playing with broken bones and torn ligaments. This is golf god dang it. Man up!!!!
(Obvious sarcasm I hope).
Barack
Dec 6, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Nothing illegal about blood spinning to speed recovery.
Jem
Dec 6, 2014 at 1:26 pm
Funny that bigotry against old people is still acceptable. Whether against race, creed, or sexual preference, bigotry is still bigotry.
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:57 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYOB6lXyg-A
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:57 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMm9PtUo4kA
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:56 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQlEqz_QR0U
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:55 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0RIa1TE2Tg
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:54 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_tmINuo1E
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:53 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGfVB9kA5QQ
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:52 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dzy_DbAFeo
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:51 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BVXiHh95Tc
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:50 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBrIV_L80vg
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:39 am
So Will Ferrell can make fun of Tiger, but not Jenkins?
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:48 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlAWhTRvVUc
Take
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:44 am
The Real Tiger Woods Apology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpue5lHjEQ0
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:02 am
So more than 2m people watched this satire, but Tiger or none of his followers objected to the same level as for Jenkins piece? What takes?
choppersmakemelaugh
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:01 am
I love all this talk about the Dan Jenkins article!
Two things are happening right now.
1)The WRX’ers out there aren’t bashing the new TM product like they normally do
2)People may actually realize this is not your fathers game anymore and golf is changing just like society. (Sad but true)
Pat M
Nov 22, 2014 at 7:02 pm
Golf is changing and Tiger is old news and always injured. Golf moves on to the Rory era.
J daly
Nov 23, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Shut your mouth
TigerWho
Nov 23, 2014 at 10:11 pm
Go Rory. Tiger is old news. I heard he just started taking lessons from Perry Como.
tg
Nov 21, 2014 at 5:16 am
Has Tiger got nothing better to do with his time then react to stuff written about him? He has stuff written about him pretty much daily – some good, some not so good? You would have thought that after 20 years in the spotlight he would have learnt to grow thick skin and worry less about lazy journalism like this.
Tiger’s reaction illustrates just how insecure he feels right now. He’s no longer top dog and he doesn’t like it and is lashing out. A few years ago he wouldn’t give a damn about this sort of stuff.
ND Hickman
Nov 21, 2014 at 6:09 am
How would you feel if someone was profiting from a mock interview (that was basically used as a character assassination) on you?
Rich
Nov 22, 2014 at 7:00 am
Character assassination? I think Tiger did that all by himself, starting when he decided to cheat on his wife by sleeping with every woman that he could get his grubby hands on.
ND Hickman
Nov 24, 2014 at 6:38 am
And that’s a valid excuse to make up an interview?
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:10 pm
You nailed it.
Billy
Nov 22, 2014 at 2:53 am
Damn lamest article I ever saw…..
Joker
Nov 21, 2014 at 2:20 am
Wow. Amazing. I can’t believe so many people are taking the Jenkins thing so personally. Crossed the line? How would it have been, had it been on The Enquirer or some other supermarket shelf tabloid bullish_t magazine doing a parody. How about Mad magazine, with all them parody cartoons. So why would it be so serious when Jenkins did the same? Man, can’t you take a joke, people?
dapadre
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:56 am
So let me get this right we are comparing the Enquirer, MADD mag to GD and Jenkins? I think that was the issue, at least for me that Im buying GD to read GOLF articles not nonsense.
josh
Nov 21, 2014 at 12:27 pm
^^^ yup
Done with Digest
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:56 pm
^^ yup. Me too. I always hoped they could just stick to golf. I do t give a f*** about Dan Jenkins opinions. I have my own. I used to read GD to hear them report about golf. Golf, that’s it. I never asked about the personal lives, just what’s in the bag. What Score did they post.
Rich
Nov 22, 2014 at 7:03 am
So why are you here then?. This website only covers scores and clubs, NOT!
Shack
Nov 20, 2014 at 8:52 pm
I think DeMarco nailed it on the morning drive. Say what you want about his golf game and what he does on course. What he wants to do or say off of it, its none of our business if Tiger chooses it to be.
Someone is just salty that one of the worlds best to play the game doesn’t want to talk to you.
Good luck getting that interview in the future, by the way. Kill more bees with honey than vinegar.
B Coast
Nov 20, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Jenkins might as well be writing for the national enquirer! What a stupid article!!! (this coming from a non tiger fan) What if someone wrote “how so and so (fake) raped me”. If the pres of the PGA can get fired for calling IJP a “lil girl” then there has to something done when a writer slams his subject with things he thinks that person would say. Really though, he was out to make tiger look like an ass.
Its not about freedom of speech, otherwise the president of the PGA wouldn’t have been fired!
So stupid and yes I think something should happen to him and the editor of golf digest that approved it.
gvogel
Nov 20, 2014 at 8:12 pm
Ever since the totally scripted, manufactured press conference after the fire hydrant, with Momma in the front row, Tiger has been open season for sports writers. Let’s face it, tiger has allowed his life to be shaped by PR people, Steiny and the rest of the entourage.
Who else on tour has security guards to walk him from the practice tee to the first tee? Tiger doesn’t take a pee without security guards.
I suspect that if Tiger had consented to interviews with someone, anyone, a non-interested third party, then Jenkins would have left the subject alone.
Jenkins has been around long enough and covered enough golf tournaments to have won the respect of most of the great major champions. The fact that tiger has erected a wall to keep out all journalists, not just Jenkins, makes him fodder for parody.
Well done, Dan.
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 8:25 pm
That kind of sounds like extortion…do an interview with me or else! Definitely strong terms, but still very immature for such a suggestedly prolific journalist.
Josh
Nov 21, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Tasted a bit saltier than your mother did.
I’m not knocking anything because it’s PC or not…just knocking a badly written article posted in the wrong forum for it. If this was an article on the onion…written by professional satirists cool. If Jon Stewart talked about it…great. If will Farrell scripted it…par for the course.
But here is an author trying to get his 15 seconds in the spotlight in our Twitter drama society thinking he can ruffle feathers under the guise of satire because he couldn’t make the real interview happen.
He was called out because the article didn’t come across as funny or a joke. By your logic…we can and should shame people publicly if they don’t answer our demands of interviewing by whom and when we ask.
That being said…are you even aware of how many interviews or press events..or other media led events tiger has been a part of in the past 3 months….6 months…1year? Or do yo just get panties in a bunch when you can’t skewer someone for cheating on their wife?
And justifying this whole thing because tiger is pretentious? This is golf dude….a seasoned sport made elitist because of the prevention! That would be like calling you out for being an idiot because your name is Bubba…it comes with the territory.
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 2:15 pm
So you say Jenkins or GD had no right to do satire?
And you are the judge to what is funny or not?
Josh
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Robeli , I’m not the judge of anything…in this case, tiger woods is. Digest tried to make a joke at his expense and he didn’t think it was funny. That’s really all that should matter. Is your need for a laugh more important than his feelings? I hate to sound overly sensitive…but that’s what this comes down to. Would I be pissed if this article was about me…I don’t know…would you?? In this case though, it doesn’t matter what we think because tiger has already spoken on the topic and voiced his distaste. if Jenkins was a man, he’d respond with what he thinks I’m a more in depth way than a tweet.
Jeff
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:21 pm
I’m with Josh. 100 percent. And he’s not and I’m not saying Dan Jenkins committed some great sin or terrible thing, it was just stupid. For what? Ok Dan, Tigers a mean, bitter guy. It’s irrelevant. it’s not original. Stale, not even funny.
My personal thoughts were, “hey, why not just tear into Ken Griffey, Jr. and John Elway, bash all the athletes Ive most loved to watch in my life then ask me to choose who’s side I’m on between my childhood hero’s and some hack writer, gee”
Now I’m not saying I admire Tiger in every aspect of his life, but I’m one that doesn’t care about his business, just the sports. I’ll never read the article, because I’m a Tiger Woods fan, and his opinion was clear, don’t read it unless you need to to make a decision about it. I’m perfectly clear where I stand. I’m gonna watch golf digest burn to the ground if they rally around Dan Jenkins, and I’m not gonna feel bad, because they really should know better.
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:08 pm
J & J, at the end of each joke, is somebody. Does the person deserve it? Maybe, maybe not. However, if Tiger was a good tipper, if he had won a major in the last 6 years, it he didn’t called Sergio a ‘cry baby’, if he didn’t screw around and was faithful to his wife, …….etc., THEN Tiger had some ground to stand on by saying Jenkins was attacking his character. But Jenkins didn’t lie about anything – he just made fun about it. And nothing is wrong about that. Jenkins said it with a ‘tongue in the cheek’. So Tiger, if you not like people making fun about your bad stuff, then think next time, and act like a MAN.
golfpros1
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:37 pm
Funny… yes. Appropriate… no.
Golf Digest appears to be lowering itself for readership or something. The covers, the articles, it’s like TMZ these days.
Tony Lynam
Nov 20, 2014 at 9:47 pm
Couldn’t agree with you more. I did not renew my subscription because their new direction trying to attract hipsters and not golfers.
Ronald Montesano
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Not a fan of taking a run at Vonn, writers. No one asks me to model or sing, so we shouldn’t anticipate introspection from her take.
Pat
Nov 20, 2014 at 6:57 pm
Of course most of the posters here are Tiger slurpers so they would side with him. I’m on Jenkin’s side. Tiger needs to lighten up and get a sense of humor. This proves time and again and he’s a robotic a-hole both on the off the course. Honestly, if some writer wrote up a fake interview about me poking fun, I would just laugh it off. I actually had a good laugh reading his column. Some of you people need to lighten up and not take things so seriously. I’ve gone through more turmoil and physical pain than most, so what it’s taught me is to enjoy life, brush off the little stuff and roll with the punches. It’s OK to laugh at yourself people.
Rich
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:13 pm
The problem for one T.Woods is that everyone else is laughing at him too. Well, I know I was…………..
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:15 pm
This is the problem though…tiger’s brand is him. So any bashing is slanderous. You’re referring to letting it roll off your back as someone who doesn’t have millions to make or loose based solely on the public perception of you. think of the position he’s in…having a horrible year, and probably realizes how possible it is that he will never play as well as he has in the past…and here is some guy writing an article rehashing all of the worst things about you in golf’s preeminent magazine. One you used to contribute to none the less!
Rich
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:23 pm
I’m no lawyer but I’m pretty sure slanderous has to be baseless or untrue. I’m pretty sure the only person who believes the content to be inaccurate is Woods himself. Whether it’s below the belt is up for debate but not the accuracy of the content. Other posters have said it. If there was no response from Woods, then there would be no more discussion. Instead, the Jenkins “interview” is getting much more mileage than it would have. It’s his own fault again that there is so much discussion over this piece from Jenkins.
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:46 pm
tiger’s people mentioned this as slanderous in the letter…but of course they think all of the negative comments would be baseless! How much of this whole response by woods is really just a misfire by his PR team anyways??
Rich
Nov 21, 2014 at 5:52 am
The whole thing I’d say. Knee jerk reaction with the emphasis on jerk.
Brad B
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:49 pm
One would have to be an idiot not to recognize it wasn’t a real interview, a fool to believe those “answers” were “accurate,” and wholly unfamiliar with golf writers not to know that the article is consistent with Jenkins’ “style.”
It didn’t strike me as all that funny. As far as Tiger is concerned – – – foolishness by a public figure invites mockery.
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:01 pm
If Tiger’s brand and image is so important to him, then maybe it would have been better for him to have given Jenkins that interview many years ago. But, then again, clearly Tiger hasn’t got the brains to have figured that out. Also, if you want your brand to be squeaky clean, then try to live a model and squeaky clean life. Just saying.
Ken
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Pat, isn’t easy to laugh it off when it’ isn’t about you?
RWC
Nov 21, 2014 at 12:52 am
If someone supports Tiger or one party or one point of view, then they are called “Slurpers?” Since you support Dan, you’re just as much of a Slurper that you accuse other people of. Expand your mind…
Ken
Nov 20, 2014 at 6:55 pm
How dumb of Golf Digest! Tiger took golf to another level. I’m guessing that translated into increased circulation. What do they do? Let a very lame article satirizing the golden goose go to print. Plain dumb. Bye bye GD.
Kyle
Nov 20, 2014 at 6:31 pm
Tiger’s no doubt. Jenkins is an old, bitter POS.
Forsbrand
Nov 21, 2014 at 2:23 am
Tiger who? The main problem is journalists are unable to write about wins or great rounds by woods so write about other stuff instead. Who cares, it’s all about Rory these days. Tiger is so yesterday!
Tom Duckworth
Nov 20, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Let’s talk about golf. I guess if your a hack sports writer and want to make a name for yourself attack or make fun of Tiger Woods.
Paul
Nov 20, 2014 at 9:37 pm
One thing Dan Jenkins is not is a hack sports writer. Hall of Fame writing career.
Robert Johnson
Nov 20, 2014 at 5:49 pm
Dan Jenkins should go by writers advice, that’s write what you know. So he’s a blank page..
Jeff
Nov 20, 2014 at 5:40 pm
I think Dan Jenkins is maybe more arrogant than Tiger. This is clearly a case of a bitter writer who did not get an interview with Tiger that he felt he was entitled to. Golf Digest should not fire him but he should be reprimanded and either Jenkins or the magazine should apologize. I don’t often stick up for Tiger I think for the most part he is not very friendly or accommodating to the fans, without those fans no matter how good he is he would not have the fame and future he has. But, Jenkins proved that he may be even worse than what he portrays Tiger as. I think Mr, Jenkins needs to take a hard look in the mirror he may see Tigers face looking back at him. I guess arrogance knows arrogance!!!!!
Rich B
Nov 20, 2014 at 5:17 pm
If there were numerous previous interviews between the two and some sort of respect, then this would be an article taken in jest. The fact that there is no previous association is the problem. So it doesn’t really make sense to do.
dabadass
Nov 20, 2014 at 4:35 pm
I love these miserable old farts who hate Tiger, especially one who used to write for Play Boy. I’m sick of these “holier than thou” self-righteous attitudes coming from both sides. This is nothing but an angry old codger taking cheap shots at people to keep his career going.
So my opinion… Tiger kind of made his own bed so should expect some cheap shots. Dan Jenkins should just retire. And finally the guys who should take offense to this are the innocent bystanders Jenkins calls irrelevant because they finished second to Tiger. If I were Colin Montgomery I would just send Dan a copy of my bank statement.
Zooch
Nov 20, 2014 at 6:49 pm
well said.
Robeli
Nov 20, 2014 at 4:34 pm
What Jenkins did, is no different than what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert do every weeknight on Comedy Central.
Jeff
Nov 28, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Except they have an established audience that expects that of them. They are satirists.
Dan Jenkins’ audience expects to hear about things that are true, about golf.
J Jonah Jonzone
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Waste of writing here…do we really have nothing better to talk about?
Talk about how his rehab going? Or the RSI TP review? Nike Vapor Official Woods review? Anything but this crap…
Rich
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:10 pm
+1, except TW rehab. Couldn’t care less
Jeff
Nov 28, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Read a long way into the comments for a guy who couldn’t care less.
Shortgame85
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:38 pm
I suggest those who may think Jenkins’ article is in poor taste should read Jonathon Swift, specifically “A Modest Proposal,” in which Swift skewers “..the ineptitude of Ireland’s politicians, the tyranny of the English and the squalor and degradation in which he sees many Irish living.” Jenkins’ article is satire. Woods is a public figure and, as such, is subject to the scrutiny of all kinds of writers, including those who don’t like him. He happens to be well paid for the position in which he finds himself.
mo
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:29 pm
FAKE LETTER BY DJ
Dear Tiger
Thank you so much for making me a household name. I’m going to sell more books than ever and get more press exposure whenever I write. Thanks so much for making me even more legendary. 😉
Your bud
D. Jenko
Jafar
Nov 20, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Tiger’s Response:
Dan,
No problem, I have all the money and fame in the world because I actually did something with my life. I understand you rode the coattails of my historic colleagues and that at the end of your life you have nothing to really show for it.
Nick
Nov 20, 2014 at 4:51 pm
He wrote (the best golf) movie of all time and a couple fantastic books. Like him or not (I thought his article was lazy and clumsy), he’s seen more golf in his lifetime than every person on this website combined.
Jafar
Nov 21, 2014 at 10:09 am
Which is kind why it’s disappointing to have him set this precedent.
If he’s the top sportswriter in the world, then why not act like one.
He should have done this on Pardon the Interruption when they use faces to act like another person.
If anything, now would be a good time for both of them to squash the whole thing and do a real interview.
Drew R.
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:11 pm
A fair amount of people have shared drinks with jenkins and have some dirt on him. Imagine what a jerk Tiger would look like if he clowned Jenkins on Jeter’s site? Satire shouldn’t be so low brow.
steve
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:09 pm
not allowed an opinion on GOLFWRX
Dbuck47
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:05 pm
In some courts of equity, two parties will come before the court seeking a resolution of a dispute. In some cases, the court will have no findings and leave the parties as they found them. I think such a resolution is appropriate for these two parties.
enrique
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:01 pm
GolfWRX inciting an argument…and then punishing members who get too hot.
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:57 pm
Made the mistake of looking at Jenkins Twitter feed…talk about a cranky old man…he apparently talks smack about everything he either sees. Calling Patrick reed a pro wrestler dressed for sailing? That would make for a good satire though…
Rich
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:37 pm
Two articles in a few days a about the same thing? Can’t we just move on please?
ca1879
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:31 pm
Jenkins got his nose out of joint because TW wouldn’t treat him like golf royalty and he’s been playing the cranky old man revenge game ever since. TW’s not my favorite character in the world and is partly to blame for this nonsense, but Jenkins is being a jerk. The real villains here are the editors at GD. Hard to believe people still read the golf tabloid.
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Exactly…the editors didn’t do their job of ensuring good topic and good writing.
Jose Jimenez
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:19 pm
Let me see, people are defending a billionaire who had his “feelings” hurt, the article made fun of actual events, but now people are up in arms about it,,,,,, wonder how many people has Tiger defended? NONE,,,,, in his world it’s all about Tiger,,,,, put you big boy pants on Tiger! Bet Golf Digest LOVES this!
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 7:08 pm
We are going to have to bar you from golfwrx and erase any mention of your posts for that statement.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the uproar here is not tiger making a big deal of the article (in your words being a lil girl), but moreso how low the article quality is…and how weird it is that a serious golf magazine would bash someone who is pretty unrelevant right now instead of covering relevant topics…
josh
Nov 21, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Sorry…my facist threat as you call it, was a nod to people’s overreaction of the Lil Girl’s comment. I siding with you there…I do think PC overreaction has gone way overboard in our “Twitter/Facebook/everything gets blown out of proportion for 10 seconds…then everyone forgets about it” society.
Also, I don’t think, nor do I have the authority to ban you from GolfWRX. Again…just a nod to the President of PGA getting erased from the history books for the same comment you made…a decision I don’t really agree with.
Ironic though…how you didn’t “get” my comment’s comedy and then told ME to get a sense of humor? (and called me a bunch of names to drive home the point that you are a little person, unable to communicate in the real world, so you’ve taken to blowing up on posters in a golf forum…real tough, bruh)
…I simply think that Jenkins should stick with what he’s good at, and hone his satire in forums less potent than Golf Digest. I don’t think he should be fired…or called out by the PC police…just should take some writing lessons if he plans to make a foray into comedy.
God Bless you Bubba 😉
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:55 pm
I wish the onion wrote the woods article because I’m sure they could have given this topic a funny satirical treatment. Jenkins just submitted a poorly written article and the publisher didn’t do their job of editing or asking for better….
TR1PTIK
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:39 pm
I didn’t find it overly funny, but there was plenty acceptable punch lines and a few that went below the belt. At the end of the day, Jenkins should have been a little more careful with some of it, and Tiger should have just left well enough alone. No one really cared until Tiger voiced his opinion.
Robeli
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Integrity. Woods lost his in 2010, and now Jenkins lost his. Both will never get it back again. Period.
Jafar
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:36 pm
I forgot Tiger Woods is the Pope and not a rich sports athlete…
Dave S
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:36 pm
With that logic as our guide, we should just lock up everyone who’s ever committed a crime and throw away the key… no redemption possible. Come on.
Robeli
Nov 20, 2014 at 9:58 pm
Hmmmm…. but it’s OK to bash Jenkins, correct? Sounds like double standard.
golfiend
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:38 pm
It may be that neither had any all along.
josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:59 pm
this is a false comparison…tiger hits a golf ball for a living, integrity is not needed unless found guilty on the course of something(just ask millionare alex rodriguez) and only then it’s a small fine or a DQ.
Jenkins is a journalist…integrity is actually part of the job description.
Dave S
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:57 pm
This ^^
Robeli
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:16 pm
No integrity needed in golf, only journalism? Go read the Rules of Golf, section 1, under “The Spirit of the Game”. You may be surprised what you find there.
Josh
Nov 22, 2014 at 9:36 am
indidnt say that…I said this article claims tiger is a horrible person “off the clock” which really doesn’t matter to his success in the golf world…obviously unless he looses integrity on the course, which he’d be penalized for.
Jenkins chose to loose his integrity while working. His integrity AS A JOURNALISTS is in question here. The backlash from readers and tiger himself is fair penalty for that.
golfiend
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Tiger is fair game and not someone I would like to know personally. But what Jenkins did was not journalism, and if one would consider it as some type of journalistic writing, it was rather amateurish on a level of a junior high school.
farmer
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Not Jenkin’s best work, but big deal. If Tiger ignores it, it’s forgotten already. He should look at some of the Onion stuff.
Jafar
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:22 pm
If you let one person say something, they everyone will start saying it too.
For instance, let’s call you stupid and see if you don’t respond.
It’s no big deal, it’s just a comment on GolfWRX…
Carlos Danger
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Would you have ignored it if someone wrote that about you? Say, a co worker who you are notoriously not a fan of who was familiar with all of your most sensitive issues going on in your personal life wrote a funny little memo in the same format as this article, and then distributed it around the office…would you just ignore it?
Or, would you stand up for yourself and be a man (or woman) and let it be known that it is not acceptable to do that to you?
I know what I would do. And its not ignore it. Im with Tiger on this, whether I like him or not is not the issue…its about sticking up for yourself and more importantly having the right to stand up for yourself without others telling you to just bend over and take it.
J.R.
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:08 pm
Loved it.Tiger is D-Bag….
Dave S
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:39 pm
My (fake) Interview with J.R.
Me: So how do you feel about people calling you an ugly moron? Have you just accepted that your a stupid person, devoid of all intelligence?
J.R.: English is esy, Math are hard.
C.P.
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:37 pm
My fake interview with Dave S.
Me: Dave do you know the difference between your and you’re? Or have you just accepted that you’re a stupid person, devoid of all intelligence?
Josh
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:59 pm
My fake interview with C.P.
Me: does your monogram stand for Cocky Person, or have you just accepted that you are a stupid person devoid of any intelligence?
C.P.
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Actually Josh i’m very intelligent.
Dave S
Nov 20, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Well that escalated quickly! I guess C.P. didn’t like Josh making a negative statement about his intelligence, even though Josh doesn’t know C.P., and it was obviously baseless. Weird how that works, huh?! Thank you for making my point. Can’t blame TW for getting pissed.
Also C.P., are you aware that you’re supposed to capitalize the “I” in “I’m” even in the middle of a sentence? I guess we’ll just have to take your word on how intelligent you are. LOL.
jc
Nov 20, 2014 at 5:05 pm
This post is 1000% shows what’s wrong with the world today. This is golfwrx people not the grammar police, and if I’ve spelled or incorrectly structured my sentences C.P. save the 5 seconds of you life it will take to try and bash me.
EJR2
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Like it or not, Tiger is a public figure that has made a fortune being in the public eye. Having unflattering articles written about you, whether funny or not, is part of the package of being a celebrity. Its our society. You want to make money off the public you have to deal with this type of activity. Toughen up Tiger, if you didn’t want this type of life you could have been a range pro and avoided it.
Carlos Danger
Nov 20, 2014 at 2:38 pm
True, but are you saying that standing up for yourself is not allowed? Who cares how ignorant, evil, etc…you think Tiger is. It does not matter how funny, right, wrong, etc…you think the article was.
Its Tigers right to stand up for himself. Why would anyone have a problem with a guy for sticking up for himself, regardless of who he is?
dabadass
Nov 20, 2014 at 4:47 pm
Baba Booey!
Ed Resnick
Nov 22, 2014 at 10:28 am
So did he really stand up for himself or just b$&ch that the article was unfair? Id Dan’s satire was based on lies or falsehoods then Tiger could have refuted instead of whine. And as many people have pointed out by “standing up” for himself all he did was give this story enormous legs. So why did Tiger respond, it wasn’t to stand up for himself, it was his ego.
wendell
Nov 20, 2014 at 12:48 pm
This is a perfect example of why I cancelled my Golf Digest subscription. This “make believe” story Jenkins wrote sounds almost as bad as putting Dustin’s old lady on the cover. “Sounds” is the key word in my statement because I wont waste my time reading such crap.
Jafar
Nov 20, 2014 at 12:36 pm
On the side of what.
Some writer still trying to find significance in his own life, or the worlds best golfer ever?