EA still wants Tiger Woods for PGA Tour Golf games despite recent woes
Unless you live under a rock in the middle of a Monty Python sketch then you’ll know that Tiger Woods isn’t having a good time of things at the moment. Amidst allegations of serial adultery, he had a strange car crash and then announced he was taking a sabbatical from golf. What has this got to do with gaming? Not much, except that EA pay the man a bucketload of cash to endorse its annual PGA Tour Golf games.
Tiger Woods is a rich man, not only from his golfing exploits but from his various advertising and endorsement deals. Some of the companies that have been using Woods to sell their products have fired him amidst the current allegations heading his way. But EA is sticking to its guns, telling IncGamers it has no intention of letting him go.
We respect that this is a very difficult, and private, situation for Tiger and his family. At this time, the strategy for our Tiger Woods PGA TOUR business remains unchanged.
However, that statement has already changed from the one issued a week ago when GI.Biz reported EA as saying:
Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged. We respect Tiger’s privacy, we wish him a fast recovery and we look forward to seeing him back on the golf course.
The important difference is that Tiger now isn’t going to be back on the golf course anytime soon. So is it right for him to be endorsing a golf game based on the current season? To be honest, I don’t care; as long as the game is good then I’ll buy it, whether Tiger is on the front looking smug or not.
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December 14th, 2009
Like he made his name for anything else but being an incredible golf player.
Tiger Wood’s problem is that all along he shut out the tabloid press.
They just sharpened their pencils and waited and waited and now they have a sex story on him and are doing their best to tear him to shreds –
amongst the sort of fools who live a vicarious life through the scandal sheets.
His sponsors might even start dropping him if it carries on.
Pity for him and his family & friends.
Still, I guess with is billions $ he could give a f*ck.
I hope he brazens it out whatever happens in his private life, f*ck those nosey tabloid b@stards.
What he does in his marriage, bedroom (or whoevers bedroom) is nobody else’s business but those it concerns directly.
The whole ‘cult of celebrity’ is one great dumb pointless diversion.
December 14th, 2009
He screwed up majorly. I mean, he has the hottest wife in the world, and he cheats? If she is THAT horrible, just divorce her. If you don’t want to be confined to 1 woman, don’t get married, that simple.
They are a bit harsh on him. The media is making this into some tragedy, just like they do to every celebrity. How a car crash suddenly turned into all this BS over every single news station, I don’t know.
Tiger Woods PGA is one of my more liked sports games, though. Not as repetitive as others, and more strategic.
December 14th, 2009
He’s got the jungle fever.
December 14th, 2009
I don’t think it matters about his personal life. He is still one of the greatest golfers ever. I think people just get too obsessed with celebrities. Afterall, they are just human like we are. They just tend to have more money to burn than most people due.
December 15th, 2009
Its genetics man. Tiger, like all men is programmed to spread his seed as wide as he can.
‘Mans just tryin’ to spread that seed.
December 15th, 2009
Indeed. His sponsors should keep his personal life separate from his professional life. These women obviously gave him some golfing super-powers.
December 15th, 2009
I don’t think it makes a dif if he’s playing or not because Colin McRae still sells well.
I know he’s taking time off to make things up with his wife but she’s a fucking moron if she takes him back.
December 15th, 2009
Tiger is finally interesting. I couldn’t give two shits about golf on way or another, but I think I’ll watch now. Maybe he’ll have his own white girl cheerleading section. They can we known as tigers cubs.
December 15th, 2009
His personal life wouldn’t be such a big deal, if the Tiger branding didn’t occur beneath a banner of virtues and perfection.
@CON
Colin Mcrae is dead, not disgraced. He was also a far more interesting and compelling personality than Tiger ever was.
December 15th, 2009
EA Sports Tiger’s Wood 2010 – “It’s in the girl”
December 15th, 2009
@Jofa
True
December 15th, 2009
LOL @ andrew
December 15th, 2009
What’s the difference between a Cadillac Escalade and a golf ball?
…. Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball more than 120 yards.
December 15th, 2009
hahahahaha Andrew
December 16th, 2009
@BJ
Priceless, called my wife at work to tell her that one. She snorked.
December 16th, 2009
What does Tiger Woods have in common with a baby seal?
They’ve both been clubbed by a Norwegian.
December 16th, 2009
Come on crouching tiger, don’t hide that dragon
December 16th, 2009
Tiger Woods going for hole 19? lol
December 16th, 2009
Man I would LOVE to be Tiger Woods and ream all of those women….except for the fat one and the old one.
December 16th, 2009
Nike’s new slogan for Tiger commercials.
“Just Do her”
December 16th, 2009
if OJ can get away with murder tiger can get away with fucking
December 16th, 2009
lol