After yesterday’s dark turn into another Covid-19 corner, I had planned to take a turn today toward a lighter subject – what I truly miss, and what I’m truly looking forward to in terms of “normal” in the coming weeks and months – but Tiger Woods’ serious car accident this morning in Southern California threw me for a loop.
I’m gonna take the night to let the news of this story develop, and fashion tomorrow’s entry based on his prognosis, details of the accident and what I think it means for the man’s career moving forward.
Anybody who’s read my golf journalism over the past 20 years, or is a golfer themselves, knows what Tiger Woods has meant to and done for the game. I can safely say I would not have stumbled into a 20-plus-year run writing about golf, and editing several magazines dedicated to it, without his tectonic affects on the sports, and on me as a fan and a longtime player. I’ve penned many a feature on him, most glowing, some not, including a blog I did back in 2010, several months after his first car accident and run-in with the law, and with his own troubled family and personal history. It just so happened that he gave a mea culpa press conference on Ash Wednesday, and it seems he’s been “repenting,” falling back, and repenting again, year after year, ever since. In other words, he’s a human being.
Anyway, after reading some brutal and vicious comments on a couple websites today, I can say that the man could use some grace right about now.
See you tomorrow.
The blood lust shared by too many of the press was evident today. They need to walk a mile in Tiger’s golf shoes. The guy is a golf hero. Perfect-no, but who is?
Tragic to see this happen. Tiger has certainly had his share of auto accidents and all his fault. Can't help but think of Ben Hogan's terrible auto crash. I hope Tiger will be able to make a recovery. Thanks, Vic.