Tiger Woods getting hammered by British press

[SCP]

I don't know how many of you saw his press conference today, but the Brits were hammering him about his "temper tantrums" and infidelity.

I hope he kicks some ass over there this week.

[Jangler]

Because they never get mad or f**k the ***** on the corner?

[ladypanther]

He deserved what he got. His temper tantrums make him a terrible example out there. Poor sportsmanship and just inappropriate (and immature) behavior. Glad finally someone is not giving him a pass on that crap.

[Darth Biscuit]

I have to say I'm with LP on this one... Tiger's a superstar and the best golfer in the world right now, but his on-course antics are way over the top. I've banged my fair share of clubs on the ground, even threw a few, but not in front of millions of people. I get it, he's emotional and that drives him, blah, blah... but I don't like it. I've heard other pro golfers curse, etc., but none to the levels that he does.

As far as the marriage/infidelity stuff... who cares, he's an adult, he made his choices, but I do think it's funny that he gets pissed when people ask questions...

[mmmbeans]

he's been quite the little whiny biatch since this whole thing started.

[Carolina Husker]

He's handling it very poorly. If he would just open up a bit with the press, I bet they'd lay off a bit, but his combative attitude just makes them want to press more.

[Guest]

he's been quite the little whiny biatch since this whole thing started.

He's always been a whiny bitch, IMO. When he hits a bad shot or is mad at the gallery he's always had the look on his face like he's about to start crying. Great golfer but a POS as a person I guess.

[Happy Panther]

That's just the British press. Completely expected.

[DirtyMagic97]

In all fairness...he was once the greatest golfer in the world, maybe even of all time. He was chasing history nearly every time he stepped onto the course. He is who he is. He gets angry when he doesn't perform up to his standards. That is just who Tiger is.

Yet millions of people still watch every single time he lifts a club. If you don't like it, don't watch Tiger. If you still want to watch, but don't want to hear, press mute. In every single other sport people get angry and curse and throw things and have temper tantrums. I know that golf is a "gentleman's sport" but to me it's good to see someone with some fire out there.

But this is all coming from someone with a serious love/hate relationship with golf. I have thrown many a tantrum on the course before.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Nobody gets mad when Steve Smith throws a temper tantrum on the field. Carolina fans call Smith "driven" and "passionate," while Woods is labeled a whiny bitch.

Granted that's football and not a "gentleman's sport," as DirtyMagic97 stated.

[Dpantherman]

Im sure hes the only one that has temper tantrums

[Darth Biscuit]

Im sure hes the only one that has temper tantrums

I've been to my share of pro golf tourneys and watched many a hour of golf on TV... he's by FAR the worst in the sport.

Oh there's plenty of other a-holes... Colin Montgomery and Rory Sabatini come to mind... Vijay is no saint either, but he's just arrogant, he keeps it cool out on the course.

The weird thing is it's hard for me to believe Tiger achieved the level of play he has with that temper/attitude... for most everyone else in the golfing world, they've had to learn to control that emotion and play even tempered to play well. I know from personal experience, as soon as I start letting bad shots get to me, I might as well quit right then and there.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The weird thing is it's hard for me to believe Tiger achieved the level of play he has with that temper/attitude... for most everyone else in the golfing world, they've had to learn to control that emotion and play even tempered to play well. I know from personal experience, as soon as I start letting bad shots get to me, I might as well quit right then and there.

It's all about channelling that anger. Again, see one Steve Smith.

[Dpantherman]

I've been to my share of pro golf tourneys and watched many a hour of golf on TV... he's by FAR the worst in the sport.

Oh there's plenty of other a-holes... Colin Montgomery and Rory Sabatini come to mind... Vijay is no saint either, but he's just arrogant, he keeps it cool out on the course.

The weird thing is it's hard for me to believe Tiger achieved the level of play he has with that temper/attitude... for most everyone else in the golfing world, they've had to learn to control that emotion and play even tempered to play well. I know from personal experience, as soon as I start letting bad shots get to me, I might as well quit right then and there.

i won't deny that, but i just don't think its a big deal. guys like Manning, Brady, Kobe, Jordan all got extremely pissed off during games and threw tantrums. the list goes on. im not trying to take up for Tiger bc i don't care enough ab him (or golf) to do so. I just that in sports this happens alot. hell i do it. its bad, poor sportsmanship, and probably rude, but it happens