To be fair though, he couldn't really come out and say, "The thing I regret most? Why, it would have to be banging all of those dirty women and ruining my life... yep... that's probably the one..."

It's not like be had to say be banged a bunch of ho,s, but be could certainly say he regretted the way be treated his wife and leave it at that.

He can always go back to Stanford and graduate. But he can't undo his womanizing and double life he led.

Tiger's just not very good at taking Mulligans!

I would have said agreeing to be interviewed by Charlie Rose. Something about that guy just irritates me.

The simple exercise of asking tiger what mistake he regrets most is pretty telling....I mean, wasn't the original plan to be mistake-free by his mid-forties?

ps, a Stanford degree would have added zero value to him. Zero. He's an airhead.

If one is paying close enough attention, the dots can easily be connected.

Back in August, Nike announces they're shutting down their golf equipment operation. Although the conditions of their renewed contractual agreement back in 2013 aren't known, I think it's safe to assume that Woody can expect to stay on the Nike endorsement payroll for a couple more years. But after that it's gonzo.

Two months later, Tiger is seen laughing it up with the boys and enjoying his cart-driving duties for the US Ryder Cup team. He even gives Bubba Watson his cellphone number in a moment of weakness. That Sunday, the pride of being a successful cart-driving vice captain couldn't be more obvious, as he was asked afterward if he wished he'd been a part of a winning team. "We were a team. Whether I was playing or not I was part of this team."

Woods is overtaken by so much joy and celebration that he completely overlooks the fact that he's not played golf in over a year, and days later he's still so inspired by it all that he announces that he's planning on returning to competitive golf the 2nd week of October. I mean - if the aging, arthritic Phil Mickelson can do what he did that Sunday in his match against Sergio, if that fat little **** Patrick Reed, who stole his patented red shirt on Sunday statement to take down Rory in an epic birdie-fest, in the Ryder Cup, no less? Lemme go grab my sticks right now. I ain't even joking, it's time to put my spikes back on and show these boys what it's all about.

Except he didn't check with Notah, first. Because had he, Notah would've been like, "Dude, you know you my boy and all... but seriously, dude. Remember that little problem we were having at the range the other day? You remember I was standing about 5 feet to your right and you almost took me out with that lobber? Yeah, that's what I'm saying, dude. I know you wanna get back out there and all, but right now might not be the best time, that's all I'm saying..."

October 10th, statement from Woods: "After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not yet ready to play on the PGA TOUR or compete in Turkey. My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be."

October 17th, another Woods press release announcing the official establishment of his new TGR brand: "There is so much excitement about the potential of TGR. I'm excited to explore the possibilities in design, product development, hospitality, and possibly entertainment."

So... like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Greg Norman - Woods is now shifting his focus from competitive golf to building and promoting his brand.

That's why, imo, he's been front-and-center the past few months. And probably too - has something to do with why he regrets not staying at Stanford and getting his degree, because on some level he probably feels it would just add another layer of credibility to his brand portfolio.

But that post-career transition is happening, and if you're holding out hope that Tiger is serious about returning and resuming a competitive level of golf - that's not exactly great news.

I haven't checked for a couple days, but from what I've read, Turkey, with bombings, fighting and such, has been a bad place to be right now. For anyone. The tournament there is(was) still up in the air, last I read.

The Safeway Open was not a good place to be that week because of all the rain, which they kept playing in although it was pouring down. Super soft everywhere, coolish weather, and extended hours of play. Not real good conditions for people with any type of physical problems, esp. back.

How smart was TW to pull out of both?
And was he informed ahead of time about the 'conditions' forecast/outlook?
He was hitting balls at a couple clinics the day after withdrawing, so, is he really not ready or is he waiting for better circumstances?

His only witness to his 'problem' with competing, was Notah, who would probably take a bullet for his best friend!

    Weirfan

    The interviewer should have said to Tiger if you had to do it all over again would you still make those mistakes especially with your family?

      Par4QC

      It's gotta be a very difficult time at the moment for the European Tour. They don't exactly have a plethora of options to expand given the overall economics and level of interest within Europe, and they're struggling to maintain the tournaments they do have currently with all of the bigger names relocating to the US to play more of a full-time schedule. Now they have to also consider that terrorism is clearly encroaching their territorial boundaries, which makes it even more difficult to expand and generate more interest and revenue...

      Europe is dealing with a lot of pressing issues as it relates to maintaining security despite open borders, and at some point it will impact more than just golf.

        No mention of the fact that he said he still expects to beat Nicklaus's record of number of major victories?

          rsvman

          There's really no need to comment about the record henceforth imo. The few people left clinging to the notion that he's still going to break Jack's record don't follow the game and are so far removed from reality that it's pointless to even bring it up. The arguments they make are grounded in long-ago past accomplishments, gut feelings, intuitions, etc. and they attempt to support their conclusions with citing a couple of rare, one-off examples of dominant golf being played post-40. Never mind the injury factor, that doesn't seem to apply as far as they're concerned. To them, Tiger is still the best player in the game today and everything else going on in pro golf doesn't matter.

          I can appreciate that degree of loyalty, but I cannot appreciate that degree of sheer fantasy.

            No, PA-PLAYA, I'm talking about the fact that TIGER HIMSELF still thinks he will break the record. He's delusional.

              rsvman

              Of course he's delusional. I would've been more shocked had he fessed up and said that he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell.

              That's not who he is.

              And again - a lot of this goes back to his post-career focus. As long as he can continue to stay in the limelight, despite not playing, he believes he's relevant.

              The question is just how much longer will the media continue giving him the time of day, especially considering that he just basically admitted that his game is nowhere near being competitive. He still moves the needle, but in a manner not all that dissimilar to a guy standing on the ledge of a 100-story building and threatening to jump.