Tiger Woods To Apologize To Family, Fans Shortly, Then Re-Enter Rehab; PGA To Respond
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 @ 07:16AM
The day we've been waiting for has finally arrived: Eighty-five days after he crashed his Escalade, Tiger Woods will apologize to his wife, his family and his fans regarding his well-publicized marital affairs in a highly-orchestrated media event Friday, after which he will re-enter his sex rehab.
Of course, we’ll be right there when it happens at 11 a.m. EST at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and RadarOnline.com will bring it to you live!
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The million dollar question: Will wife Elin Nordegren be at his side when he talks?
RadarOnline.com has learned that Team Tiger is certainly pushing for it – But she has said no.
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“There has been non-stop strategy sessions at the house between Tiger and his people,” an insider told RadarOnline.com. “And from an image standpoint, everyone feels it would be much better for Elin to be there. After all, he’s apologizing for his behavior. People are going to be a lot more receptive to his apology, if they see his wife has accepted his apology.”
But Elin won’t attend when Woods will make a statement -- expected to be 5 to 7 minutes in length -- and will not take any questions during the tightly-controlled media event.
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The PGA will hold a news conference at Noon EST to respond to Tiger’s statement. The PGA statement will come one hour after Wood’s televised public apology.
The reclusive Woods was spotted on a run Thursday with a friend. He has moved back into the family’s Windermere, Florida mansion, while Nordegren is currently staying at a house in the Lake Butler Sound estates, a gated community about a mile away. Our source told us that Tiger was pressuring Elin, who has not worn her wedding ring since the scandal broke, to be there -- but he came up short.
"She’s not the type of woman to be used as a prop," our source said.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Thursday that Woods will be returning to his sex addiction therapy follow Friday's event.
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"As we understand it, Tiger's therapy called for a week's break at this time, during which he has spent a few days with his children and then will make his statement before returning," Finchem said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. "Accordingly, there was very little flexibility in the date for the announcement."
Tiger's agent, Mark Steinberg, said Thursday that Woods is using the media event to rebuild bridges with a fan base that has dwindled in the wake of the scandal, reflected by millions of dollars of lost endorsements since the story broke. (AT&T and Accenture have dropped him as a spokesperson; according to Nielsen, Woods' last televised commercial was a 30-second Gillette ad that ran November 29.)
"While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between him and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him," Steinberg said. "He also let down his fans. He wants to begin the process of making amends, and that's what he's going to discuss."
The couple’s 5-year marriage -- which produced two kids, 2-year-old Sam and 1-year-old Charlie -- has been on the ropes since Woods' November 27 car accident. The incident was preceded by an explosive fight after the National Enquirer reported Tiger had been involved with New Yorker Rachel Uchitel.
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Since then, Woods has been accused of affairs with more than a dozen women scattered across the United States.
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Tiger's statement took a lot of courage to go on TV to apologize, and defend his wife and open up his soul. GIVE HIM A BREAK NOW, he has a lot to deal with already, support his efforts to change. He is a broken man right now. EMPATHIZE!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:19pm
I hope Elin will NOT stand by tiger! You stand by an honourable man! Not a dishonourable, lying, cheating husband! Tiger stop humiliating Elin, she should not stand by his side in his public statement! He is the one who is guilty! The only one!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:42am
Tiger - crawl back under your rock. We won't even watch your stupid televised statement. NIKE - dump him now!!!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:03am
of course you won't watch, because you are not a golf fan. you are also not very smart if you think NIke should drop him. He is a cash cow for them. take him away and nike doesn't have a golf line.
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:41am
ht = a tiger the slut woods addict. every post proves it.
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:43am
you are attacking me cause you want to hate him! your hatred is beyond twisted, so really you're the one who NEEDS therapy NOT me! HAHAHAHA
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:38am
going forward, i won't give any more attention to this scandal because the truth is out and nothing else matters, even if the media tries to craft something! i refuse to attack him and his family! he's paid for it, so move on!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:37am
you won't give any more attention to this scandal??? ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:44am
as i said...LOL!!!...
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:34am
ILoveLucy: you can trash me all you want, but i'm as normal as can be and a decent person with education working for a fortune 500 company in cali! so i doubt i'm not like what you think i am just because i support tiger based on the facts!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 10:34am