Tiger Woods Press Conference

playthrough · Feb 17, 2010

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Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

playthrough said:

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

playthrough said:

fishhack2009 said:

AP moving a story with some details on the presser:

Tiger to hold news conference Friday
DOUG FERGUSON,AP Golf Writer

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks to the media for the first time about his middle-of-the-night accident that sparked shocking revelations about his infidelity.

Woods will talk to a small group of reporters at 11 a.m. Friday from the clubhouse of the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour.

"This is all about the next step," Mark Steinberg, his agent, told The Associated Press. "He's looking forward to it."

Steinberg said he would speak to a "small group of friends, colleagues and close associates" about his past and what he plans next, along with apologizing for his behavior.

He said three wire services would be invited, and he was asking the Golf Writers Association of America to pick a small group of reporters to serve as a pool. Steinberg said there would be one pool camera, but it would be available live via satellite.

The news conference will be held during the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, and is sure to steal attention away from the first big event of the year. Accenture was the first sponsor to drop Woods when he became embroiled in a sex scandal.

"It was a matter of timing," Steinberg said.

When asked if the news conference could have waited until after Accenture's tournament, he replied, "No."
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That's the money shot. Accenture, of course, was a Tiger sponsor and jumped ship fairly quick once all this broke. I guarantee you Tiger is having this statement now to shove it up Accenture's ass (overshadowing their tournament), and he will never play in the match play again as long as Accenture's name is on the door.

edit: What Inky said.

edit2: Perhaps "money shot" wasn't a great choice of words ;D
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I don't think a Friday morning presser is going fuck Accenture - since Sat. and Sunday are the only rounds televised live on networl TV.
I'm guessing the presser is set for Fri. because the cutoff for the tournament that Tiger playing is also Fri. Judging by the remarks at the end of the story, It might be a safe bet, Tiger will be playing next week at the Phoenix Open or an overseas event.
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Of course it will fuck Accenture. The fallout will easily overshadow two more days of golf -- and the final two days of the match play, sans Tiger, aren't riveting anyway. Gotta fill the dead time and it will all be Tiger talk.
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So you won't watch the Accenture because of the Tiger presser?
I won't watch 'cause I prolly won't care (because Tiger's not playing), but I still don't see how he's fucking Accenture with the presser.
You lost me.
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Accenture doesn't get as good of a run for its weekend-long infomercial. The event now gets buried on Saturday AND into Sunday/Monday as every columnist/pundit around gets in a swipe, and the whole thing will be a huge distraction as players will be asked more questions about the presser than their own matches.

I also hope some reporter finds an Accenture person at the event and asks HIM if this is a distraction. What do you think the answer will be? Sugarcoated, but you'll see the steam coming outta the guy's ears.

fishhack2009 · Feb 17, 2010

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21 said:

Here's the notice to the press:

Notice to Press
Tiger Woods will be speaking to a small group of friends, colleagues and close associates
at 11 a.m. (EST) Friday at the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Tiger
plans to discuss his past and his future and he intends to apologize for his behavior.
This will not be an open media event. However, it is understood that there are many
media who are interested in what he has to say. In order to accommodate as best we can,
we are working to arrange pool coverage of Tiger?s remarks.
There will be a network pool camera providing coverage of his talk. The feed will be
available live to any network or station that wishes to air it. A limited number of print
and wire service reporters will be in attendance and will share their notes, color and
background on a pooled basis. We are working with the Golf Writers Association of
America to arrange for pool coverage.
As a courtesy, there will be a room made available at a nearby conference center for
credentialed reporters to watch his talk on the televised feed. The location:
Vedra, FL.
the notes, color and background gathered by the pool reporters. All credentialed reporters
who provide available. *** Note to television media: Satellite coordinates will available later in the week.
Please email: reception@etwcorporation.com for additional information. Satellite TV
trucks can park at the conference center.
Here are the specifics:
When: 11 a.m. (EST) Friday, February 19
What: Tiger Woods speaking to friends, associates and colleagues gathered at the TPC
Sawgrass clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Viewing: As a courtesy, credentialed reporters can view the talk at Champions Room D
and E at the Sawgrass Marriott at1000 PGA Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra, FL.
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A limited number of print and wire service reporters will be in attendance and will share their notes, color and background on a pooled basis.

For a 30-second statement, that should take all of what, about five seconds?

Inky_Wretch · Feb 17, 2010

Re: Tiger Woods Press Conferenece

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

playthrough said:

fishhack2009 said:

AP moving a story with some details on the presser:

Tiger to hold news conference Friday
DOUG FERGUSON,AP Golf Writer

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks to the media for the first time about his middle-of-the-night accident that sparked shocking revelations about his infidelity.

Woods will talk to a small group of reporters at 11 a.m. Friday from the clubhouse of the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour.

"This is all about the next step," Mark Steinberg, his agent, told The Associated Press. "He's looking forward to it."

Steinberg said he would speak to a "small group of friends, colleagues and close associates" about his past and what he plans next, along with apologizing for his behavior.

He said three wire services would be invited, and he was asking the Golf Writers Association of America to pick a small group of reporters to serve as a pool. Steinberg said there would be one pool camera, but it would be available live via satellite.

The news conference will be held during the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, and is sure to steal attention away from the first big event of the year. Accenture was the first sponsor to drop Woods when he became embroiled in a sex scandal.

"It was a matter of timing," Steinberg said.

When asked if the news conference could have waited until after Accenture's tournament, he replied, "No."
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That's the money shot. Accenture, of course, was a Tiger sponsor and jumped ship fairly quick once all this broke. I guarantee you Tiger is having this statement now to shove it up Accenture's ass (overshadowing their tournament), and he will never play in the match play again as long as Accenture's name is on the door.

edit: What Inky said.

edit2: Perhaps "money shot" wasn't a great choice of words ;D
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I don't think a Friday morning presser is going fuck Accenture - since Sat. and Sunday are the only rounds televised live on networl TV.
I'm guessing the presser is set for Fri. because the cutoff for the tournament that Tiger playing is also Fri. Judging by the remarks at the end of the story, It might be a safe bet, Tiger will be playing next week at the Phoenix Open or an overseas event.
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Phoenix? Home of the rowdiest crowd on the PGA Tour? No way Tiger shows up there.
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What else would you attribute the timing too?
And it's fucking golf .. ... in Scotsdale! How God Damned rowdy can a crowd get?
Bethpage Black it ain't.

My money says he plans on playing (somewhere) next week, hence the timing.
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Bethpage has got nothing on the drunks at the Phoenix Open. The No. 16 there is like playing a par 3 in the middle of Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday.

He might play (somewhere) but I still think it's Tiger's way of telling a former sponsor to fuck right off.

Chef2 · Feb 17, 2010

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I think the Thunderbird Club and CBS would be ecstatic if Woods would show up next week to play next week in Phoenix.

I wouldn't bet on it.

Mizzougrad96 · Feb 17, 2010

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How many national media will be at the Accenture event?

None, with Tiger's announcement coming in Florida.

I'll bet Fergie is booking a flight home right now.

playthrough · Feb 17, 2010

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It would be a good play in terms of luring the masses back into Tiger-dom if he played Phoenix. He should play every tournament he usually skips, just for local goodwill. Everyone's happy when the cash registers are ringing.

But I don't see it happening.

Armchair_QB · Feb 17, 2010

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blacktitleist said:

I think Tiger is missing a great opportunity here to show some humility.
The fact that this thing will be as controlled as it reported to be shows me he's still the same Tiger, surrounded by the same folks.

Until he faces the public/press in a way that is inclusive about what happened, this story will continue to rage on. Be a man, take some questions, and move forward. Get it behind you so it doesn't linger.

That being said, I'll watch to see what happens, but I doubt I will hear anything I didn't already know about him coming back and moving forward.

Or, he could just come out and go all Vince McMahon and cop to being a world-class d-bag and live it up with his new "bad-boy" image.
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He could answer questions all damn day on Friday and this would still not "be behind him." This will follow him for the rest of his career. TMZ and its ilk will see to that.

From his point of view I can see no upside to agreeing to an honest-to-god press conference. Sucks for us but I can understand the reasoning.

He'll do this dog-and-pony show on Friday, - then jet off to play in a tournament in Dubai or somewhere else overseas - eventually he'll agree to a heavily-scripted sit-down with Nantz or Scott Van Pelt then go out and win the fucking Masters.

LongTimeListener · Feb 17, 2010

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So let's just take the top three questions someone might want to ask Tiger Woods:

1) Was Elin really "saving" you with the golf club, or was she attacking you? And 1A) Why didn't you talk to the Florida Highway Patrol?

2) How many women were there in all?

3) When will you be back?

Oh, and let's go #4, so, about that doctor you saw who is under investigation for PEDs ... did he give you any of that?

I am thinking he answers #3. As for 1, 2 and 4 ... well, if those questions don't even get asked, as I said before, all participating "journalists" are stage props in IMG's little game. But at least they get to see their faces on TV.

Michael_ Gee · Feb 17, 2010

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I just don't see the point of this. A statement to a carefully selected audience of sycophants and coat-holders? Why bother? He could do this before any tournament he wanted, and it wouldn't be so bad. The golf press isn't exactly Mike Wallace on meth. Now, he's just going to look dumber than before.
And why TPC Sawgrass? Wouldn't it be smarter to do his first public appearance in some anonymous office park or hotel function room, or any other place people don't care that much about golf?

Shaggy · Feb 17, 2010

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He committed adultery. He didn't shoot a baby in the face.

He doesn't owe anyone but Elin anything, and the only reason he's giving us anything is because he wants to play golf with as few distractions as possible.

We are such an entitled public sometimes.

playthrough · Feb 17, 2010

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LongTimeListener said:

So let's just take the top three questions someone might want to ask Tiger Woods:

1) Was Elin really "saving" you with the golf club, or was she attacking you? And 1A) Why didn't you talk to the Florida Highway Patrol?

2) How many women were there in all?

3) When will you be back?

Oh, and let's go #4, so, about that doctor you saw who is under investigation for PEDs ... did he give you any of that?

I am thinking he answers #3. As for 1, 2 and 4 ... well, if those questions don't even get asked, as I said before, all participating "journalists" are stage props in IMG's little game. But at least they get to see their faces on TV.
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You're just not being realistic. Barking out #2 at an invitation-only PGA Tour presser could, theoretically, get your season credential pulled by the tour. It's a douchebag move if you are told he's not taking questions. I don't disagree that they're lame-ass rules of engagement, but he gets to make the rules in this setting.

21 · Feb 17, 2010

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Michael_ Gee said:

I just don't see the point of this. A statement to a carefully selected audience of sycophants and coat-holders? Why bother? He could do this before any tournament he wanted, and it wouldn't be so bad. The golf press isn't exactly Mike Wallace on meth. Now, he's just going to look dumber than before.
And why TPC Sawgrass? Wouldn't it be smarter to do his first public appearance in some anonymous office park or hotel function room, or any other place people don't care that much about golf?
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He needs to be seen. It's an official photo op, family and friends, everyone gets the photo, the TV doctors can start analyzing the before/after pics to determine whether there was surgery.

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