Comments on: Kelly Tilghman apologizes for “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley” comments http://www.hookedongolfblog.com/2008/01/08/kelly-tilghman-apologizes-for-lynch-tiger-woods-in-a-back-alley-comments The #1 Blog In Golf Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Miranda http://www.hookedongolfblog.com/2008/01/08/kelly-tilghman-apologizes-for-lynch-tiger-woods-in-a-back-alley-comments/comment-page-1#comment-11735 Miranda Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:39:49 +0000 http://www.hookedongolfblog.com/2008/01/08/kelly-tilghman-apologizes-for-lynch-tiger-woods-in-a-back-alley-comments/#comment-11735 I had heard the apology which was vague and sounded more like it was meant for the young players, because she 'apologized' while Nick Watney was on screen and she said he was a class act. I missed the actual comments. I can't believe someone would say that in this day and age. I guess Peter Kostis has been replaced by Kelly on Tiger's PooPoo list now thanks to those comments. Kostis only criticized Tiger's swing. He didn't suggest that Tiger might. I had come to the conclusion that by the end of the Mercedes-Benz coverage that several members of the Golf Channel on-air staff seemed to have exaggerated opinions of themselves. I'm not a Tiger Woods fan, but he should do something about those comments. There's no place for them in today's society and it's only making for a bad example for others to follow. He has the power to punish the Golf Channel and he should use it. And I completely agree with your observation that the Golf Channel is Tiger-obsessed. It's this narrow view of golf that is going to hurt the sport in the long run. The media needs to be building up other golfers to star status to prepare for the inevitable (and probably sooner than anyone thinks) day that Tiger quits playing. Just wait until Tiger's child is old enough to say "Daddy, don't go," when he's packing for a trip to the British Open. I had heard the apology which was vague and sounded more like it was meant for the young players, because she ‘apologized’ while Nick Watney was on screen and she said he was a class act. I missed the actual comments. I can’t believe someone would say that in this day and age. I guess Peter Kostis has been replaced by Kelly on Tiger’s PooPoo list now thanks to those comments. Kostis only criticized Tiger’s swing. He didn’t suggest that Tiger might. I had come to the conclusion that by the end of the Mercedes-Benz coverage that several members of the Golf Channel on-air staff seemed to have exaggerated opinions of themselves.

I’m not a Tiger Woods fan, but he should do something about those comments. There’s no place for them in today’s society and it’s only making for a bad example for others to follow. He has the power to punish the Golf Channel and he should use it.

And I completely agree with your observation that the Golf Channel is Tiger-obsessed. It’s this narrow view of golf that is going to hurt the sport in the long run. The media needs to be building up other golfers to star status to prepare for the inevitable (and probably sooner than anyone thinks) day that Tiger quits playing. Just wait until Tiger’s child is old enough to say “Daddy, don’t go,” when he’s packing for a trip to the British Open.

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