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So Tiger is taking an indefinite break from golf.  I think this was a good idea on his part.  He needs to focus on his family and do his best to repair the damage he has done.  I don’t know that it is something that can ever be forgotten, but most people will look past it in time.

Tiger has done a lot to grow the sport of golf. The major tournaments will do fine without him, but the smaller ones may not fair so well.  Putting golf aside, what is going to happen to him financially.  If  he had great attorneys they would have locked in some contracts so he would still be paid even if he isn’t playing.  He is reportedly making around $90 million a year from sponsors, so he should be fine rest of his life with out working again.

I am sure Tiger Woods will come back at some point even if it is just to make an appearance.  With time away his game will suffer, but his family needs him now.

What Tiger Woods’ ‘indefinite break’ from golf might mean

On Friday evening, a statement on Tiger Woods’ website announced that the world’s greatest golfer is going to take “an indefinite break from professional golf.” Tiger begins the statement by expressing awareness of the “disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.”

Woods adds that “It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.” The questions now are: Will his family be willing to forgive him, how will his sponsors react and how might his hiatus affect the sport, especially if it turns into a permanent break?   –more

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