Thursday

The Year in Tiger Woods - As We Reported it

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AP Photo / Charlie Riedel
2010 was clearly an interesting one for golf writers. It was a year that displayed, like never before, the divergent appetites for news about Tiger Woods.

Early in the beleaguered champion's "annus horribilis" golf media outlets... large and small... formulated their strategies.

There were those who saw it as the perfect time for a segue into TMZ territory... some even set up permanent residency there.  

Others shied away from even the most innocuous mention of Tiger Woods,  having decided that the mere mention of his name evoked to many salacious images.  Golf media consumers were polarized as well; too much Tiger for some, was too little for others.  

And so it went in 2010.  And I would guess that just about anyone writing about golf on a daily basis would find it interesting to review their own coverage of this extraordinary and unexpected golf story as it unfolded over the past twelve months.  I did, and here, in reverse chronological order, is what I came up with:

Golf Fans Have No Desire to Punish Tiger - April 5, 2010
The Awesome Tiger Nike Ad That Most Find Creepy - April 8, 2010
2010 US Open - Tiger Woods Brings Electrifying Back - June 19, 2010
Of Tiger Stalkers, Sex Journalists & Golf Media Guidelines - August 31, 2010
Only Two Things - Of Tiger Woods & Ryder Cup Wives - September 8, 2010
A Western Rush to Judgment on Tiger Woods Dubai? - November 30, 2010
Chevron World Challenge - True Tiger Woods Rivalries in 2011 - December 6, 2010

2 comments:

  1. As they used to say about Law and Order: "ripped from today's headlines. Well, in this case, yesterday's headlines." Seeing your writing cheers me up. I am bummed because apparently cooler heads have prevailed, and Snooki will not be dropping in a ball tomw. night from the MTV building.

    But with her, wouldn't it technically be TWO globes dropping?? Much like Junior, I may have too much time on my hands at the moment. :)

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  2. Your Tiger Woods posts were some of the best I read all year. In a year when a few of my favorite writers produced sanctimoneous drivel they were a breath of fresh air. Best wishes for 2011!

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