Woods’ demise no surpise

While a sycophantic media cannot be blamed for Tiger Woods’ self-proclaimed “trangressions”, the pedastal upon which Woods has been placed has been built almost solely by journalists and broadcasters myopic in the extreme.
The Australian Masters in Melbourne last month threw up a classic example.
Said to be one of the most heavily fined players on the tour due to his club throwing and on course swearing, Woods launched his club into the crowd – on the bounce – after one particularly poor tee shot. Rather than catigation, the television commentators failed completely to mention the incident while the reporter covering that night’s sports news made light of the outburst.
If almost any other player had ‘thrown his toys’ he would have felt the full fury of the assembled media throng.
But Woods appears beyond reproach.
In a sport which supposedly prides itself on decorum and good player behaviour, Woods has been let away with far too much.
Again, the media is in no way accountable for Woods’ dalliances, now said to be numbering double figures. But its lack of balance, investigative reporting and ‘dare not criticise, comment or critique’ outlook is the tip of a very large iceberg.
No-one is beyond reproach.