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Guy T. Saperstein

Guy T. Saperstein

Posted: December 13, 2009 03:03 PM

What's Bad for Tiger Ain't Bad for the Rest of Us

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The golf industry is in total shock -- its number 1 meal-ticket is now in self-imposed exile. TV viewership is set to fall 50 percent or more, sponsors are going to be bailing out, prize money will be headed down-hill, endorsements are going to dry up. We're not just talking industry recession here, the golf industry is heading to its own Armageddon. They'll be going back to wooden shafts any day now.

But hold on. Tiger's demise is not bad for golfers. Golfers are doing just fine. We're doing better than fine. In fact, I've never done better in my life. I mean who were all these skanky, hot women fucking? Not Tom Brady, not Derek Jeter, not LeBron James. They were fucking a fucking golfer! Who woulda thunk it?

I now carry my golf bag everywhere I go. I take it to work, I take it to bars, I take it to my spinning class and when I'm driving, my golf bag sits prominently on the back seat of my Porsche so everyone can see it. I have a new bumper sticker on my car: "Real Golfer Inside." I want women to know I play golf. I want them to know I know how to use my putter. I want them to inspect my long shaft. I want them to dream about getting into bed with a guy wearing spikes.

Hey, in the last two weeks I've had so many women hitting on me I've had to set an artificial limit: No women under 20. I mean, I'm 66-years-old and it just doesn't look right having a 19-year-old hottie groping for my putter.

I even have Tiger to thank for a potential new career in film. I have just been recruited to play a caddy in the new film about Tiger: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Cocktail Waitress. I'm the guy who is supposed to get drinks for Tiger and his hot ladies and then clean up the mess afterwards.

Plus Tiger leaving the Tour means there's one more opening on the PGA Tour. One of us is going to get it.

These are tough times for Tiger -- and my heart goes out to the poor schmuck -- but these are boom times for the rest of us golfers. All you got to know is how to swing your shaft. I mean, this is our time!

And next time you see Elin, let her know I'm available. But she'll have to get in line.

 
 
 
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10:04 AM on 12/14/2009
I have not read the article above. Haven't read any of these stories after the first one reporting that Woods had been in an accident. As soon as it all started descending into the salacious and gossipy, I found it repulsive. Glenn Beck just started a "love child watch", and as a consequence I have unsubscribed to his updates. Here is the letter I sent him:
For quite some time now I have been receiving your bulletins by e-mail and I have generally enjoyed and been very sympathetic with them. I thought you were committed to addressing the essential issues of American freedoms and democracy. I didn't think your program was about the kind of stuff you have recently descended to, i.e., the stuff about Tiger Woods that, 1) I don't care about in the least, 2) I don't want to read about (and haven't), and 3) demonstrates just who is in the business of capitalizing off of the foibles of celebrities and the cheap fascinations of the mindless mob. If I wanted that, I'd go the National Enquirer or the Huffington Post. I never expected it of you. So, Glenn, you can keep your "love child watch" and any other brilliant bit of sparkling entertainment (do you mention the "love child watch" during your Christmas "Redemption" tour?). I'm outta here. As soon as the next Beck update arrives, I'll be clicking the "unsubscribe" button. Bye
05:45 PM on 12/13/2009
LOL Awesome editorial...as a fan of golf (due to Tiger's influence), it's actually nice to see that he's human and makes mistakes....not that i'm a fan of his type of mistake, but hey, he IS a rock star.

Rock on, bro! just be sure to have safe sex
;)
05:08 PM on 12/13/2009
A fun read!
Your fans in Argentina
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funnyguy
06:17 PM on 12/13/2009
The reach of the Internet---Argentina! Say hi to Mike.
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Guscat
08:32 AM on 12/14/2009
Tell Gov. Sanford hello if you see him.
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Okieborn
Equal Rights For All !
04:19 PM on 12/13/2009
Tiger Woods is another rich boy who thought he just couldn't get caught !!
Tiger seemed like a level headed intelligent sort !!
Hmm !! Anything but it seems !!
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Dana Ullman
Evidence Based Homeopath
03:53 PM on 12/13/2009
It seems that Tiger did 18 holes in a day and that he simply wanted to do more than one hole at night.

I actually heard that Tiger is changing his name is Cheetah.
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funnyguy
05:07 PM on 12/13/2009
Remember that old song, "Make way for the cheetah. Make way for that fool-hearted clown."