The big news that reverberated around the sporting landscape and the world wide web yesterday, much like a skipped stone flying across a calm lake, was that Elin Woods finally decided to divorce the world’s most notorious philanderer, Tiger Woods.
Obviously, this wasn’t the most shocking news in the world. Tiger made it clear that, through his various and well-documented dalliances with a cavalcade of trollops, he never wanted to be married in the first place. Actually, I’m a little surprised that Elin went through with the divorce.
There are a lot of celebrity wives that would have just turned the other cheek when confronted with their husband’s infidelities in order to keep their gravy train running. I have a sneaking suspicion that, if Tiger’s cheating never went public, Elin would have just grinned and bore it. Truthfully, she had to divorce Tiger for women everywhere; to let the sisterhood of the travelling pants know that she wasn’t going to let him get away with that bullshit.
I commend her for having the spine and backbone to rid herself of, arguably, the most popular athlete on the planet and a man who is well on his way to a $1 billion fortune. I’m not sure all women would have the confidence to make the same decision. Elin is somehow more attractive to me now.
However, I didn’t like how, as soon as news of the divorce was made public, she went running to People magazine to tell her side of the story. Now, I have no problem with her telling her account of the sordid story once, but that’s it. I sincerely hope she doesn’t embark on some type of media tour shilling and chatting for anyone who will listen.
Otherwise, she’ll just be looked at as another fame-whore.
I think this divorce will actually be a boon to the remnants of Tiger’s golf career. It was evident from his play this summer that the personal turmoil ravaging his life was adversely affecting his performance on the golf course. Tiger’s biggest advantage, besides otherworldly talent, always has been his laser-like focus and metal fortitude.
During his rounds this year, it was clear that Tiger’s mind was not on golf. Now that the divorce is out of the way and that stressor is no longer in his life, he is free to bang as many chicks as he wants and win a plethora of golf tournaments.
You heard it here first: look for Tiger to win at least one major during the 2011 PGA Tour season.
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