Tiger Woods


Media briefs: Eddie’s on the Wayne … Rabid koalas in Oz .. Peter Roebuck dies …

Why Eddie championed Lil’ Wayne …. UK “celebrities” attacked by rabid koala in Oz … Front Page of the Day. …The Department of Corrections … Peter Roebuck, we hardly knew you and more …

2010: Gillard, Abbott and Rudd steal the oxygen

Quite possibly who didn’t make the list is more interesting than who did.

Tiger Woods, one year on…

So how does Tiger Woods rediscover repose? First, there are the things he must stop doing: Stop talking. Stop apologizing. Stop explaining. Stop promising. It’s creepy and defeating, writes Esquire’s Tom Chiarella.

A Tiger Woods exclusive on Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods writes exclusively today for Newsweek about his marriage break up, the car accident and how he is reinventing the art of winning golf tournaments.

Morning Media Mauling: Hot cyclops martians … new lovers for Tiger Woods …

In today’s Morning Media Morning a man is abducted by smoking hot cyclops martians, The Gold Coast Bulletin suggests new lovers for Tiger Woods and The Geelong Advertiser provides mixed messages on food and obesity.

Sex, triumph and downfall: the Tiger Woods story

In the wake of the worst tournament so far in his career, Tiger Woods has admitted that his tumultuous personal life has affected his on the green performance.

Getting Tiger Woods here again defies common sense

To go cap in hand and beg Tiger Woods’ management company for a second visit is a tawdry and faintly obscene move by the Victorian government, writes Charles Happell.

What does public infidelity have to do with me? Err, not a lot

What does infidelity in someone else’s marriage have to do with me, asks Dr Leslie Cannold, a writer, researcher and ethicist with adjunct positions at Monash and Melbourne universities.

The tangled web of sex, sports and mobile phones

NFL star Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of sexually assaulting a young women, with suggestions that his body guards deleted incriminating photos. When will the Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps of the world realise that technology can cause them trouble?

Taking your brand to rehab

Tiger Woods isn’t the first ‘brand’ to be sent off to rehab after an embarrassing scandal. But, as Martha Stewart, Coca-Cola and JetBlue have all found it, brand rehab doesn’t have to be the end as long as the relaunch is good.

US Masters: Does it live up to the hype?

Golf nut — and Augusta virgin — Paul Bassat gives his first impressions of attending the US Masters, from finally understanding the difficulties of the 13th hole to being impressed by the Southern charm of spectators.

Tiger still lost in the Woods

Tiger Woods may be on a self-flagellation mission, but it’s one embedded in denial and glossing over of difficult facts. What’s the real story behind the “normal rules didn’t apply” man? asks Golf.

The Media Monitors' Top 20: Exit Turnbull, enter Tony Bourke

Malcolm Turnbull exits the stage claiming he’s too old to be Lazarus but it’s still very much the Tony and Kevin show on talkback. Tiger jumps through the hoop on cue.

Tiger Woods now needs to play the game like everyone else

Five-time British Open golfing champion Peter Thomson says for all his brilliance on the course, Tiger Woods paid little attention to the game’s finer points and was often inconsiderate and petulant.

Business As Usual: Moody’s fingers problems in the eurozone … Woes for Lehman auditors …

It looks as if Greece will be supported and stopped from defaulting on its billions of debt, Lehman Brothers sacked a whistle blower just weeks after he raised concerns about accounting practice, the Tiger Woods circus is about to hit the road again, and more business briefs.

Political snippets: A pleasing growth result

Even the economic pundits can be pleased with this morning’s GDP figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Plus, no evidence of inflationary pressures yet and good news for any new Premier.

Media briefs: SBS mourns the loss of Top Gear … Facebook patent … PETA v Woods

The ABC’s sekrit rural expansion plan … The implications of the Facebook patent … PETA gets cheeky with Woods … how apps will change elections … tips for young players

The Media Monitors' Top 20: Garrett gets the coverage but he ain’t no Tiger

A large amount of prognosticating from all of the political commentators about whether Peter Garrett should go, whether he would go and ultimately whose responsibility it is.

Tiger to press on out of the woods: Media tees off first

Disgraced golfing superstar Tiger Woods will come out of a self-imposed three-month exile tomorrow, and, predictably, the media have gone nuts. Tiger may try to control the news, but he cannot control the tabloids.

Nick Minchin: 2009′s most appalling person

Nick Minchin beats out the likes of Stephen Conroy, a snivelling public servant, a philandering golfer and an Iranian dictator for the coveted Golden Arsehat of 2009.

Do sex addicts even exist?

Sex addict’ gets bandied around a lot by the media as a nice get-out-of-jail-free card for famous men who play around on their wives. But is it a disease, or just something people like doing?

How Tiger squashed the sex scandal in 2007

The truth may have finally caught up with him, but Tiger Woods kept his private life private for many years, cutting a deal with Men’s Health in 2007 to cover up some saucy pictures.

Guy Rundle: Tiger’s trysts, no one saw this coming

Two weeks into the Tiger Woods scandal and anguished friends of the sports superstar are all asking the same thing: What is it about the tall, handsome, panther limbed champion billionaire that women find so attractive?

Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Political advertising gone mad

Which company has pulled Tiger as their mascot?

How a Tiger in the bedroom clawed the club sex industry

Tiger Woods may be the scandlous face of the rich VIP sportsman, sleeping with whoever he wants, but he’s definitely not alone. Steve Lewis explains the fascinating world of hookers, waitresses and wealthy men.