Surprise, surprise — the PGA Tour released its pre-tournament schedule for the Memorial and four-time past champ Tiger Woods was not on the list. Thing is, no one seems to care or everyone has been too busy enjoying their long weekend of BBQs, sports and booze to be bothered with Tiger skipping out on his visit to the media center. Until he starts playing better, what’s there for us to ask and for him to say, anyway? Yawn.
In lieu of his usual presser, Tiger is hosting take two of his initiative to establish “more direction interaction” with fans. If only he had been holding the current day’s newspaper, his taped Q&A could have easily been confused with a hostage video. As noted in the tweet above, Friday’s meet-up can be viewed LIVE at TigerWoods.com.
Team Tiger has screened and pre-selected several ultra-geeky fans (for example, this guy) to join him in his very first Google+ “Hangout.” We can cringe through this experiment together at 4pm ET. I’m sure it’ll be riveting — at the very least, it should be, er, interesting. Seriously, I’m looking forward to this.
I’ve got the popcorn ready. Who’s bringing the candy?
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Just for fun, what kind of things will be discussed? How will the “Hangout” be conducted? On a scale of 1-10, how awkward will it rank?
The hangout is more innovative than the boring questions that he receives on a weekly basis from the same media people at every tour stop. The only people who are against is the ‘ultra geeky’ sports writers. Get over yourselves media and go back to covering who will be the assistant captains on the Ryder Cup.
For a group that doesn’t seem to care, there has sure been a lot of conversation about it
Woods’ first hostage video attampt at social media certainly got media attention. This time, there is almost no buzz. In fact, there is barely any mention of it when one does a … wait for it … a Google news search.
What the hell will be the discussion this time? Q: “Tiger, do you still like making Mac n’ Cheese with your kids?” Seriously, all the inane BS has been covered. Unless Old Porndog starts allowing some spicier questions, I would not be surprised to see the participation in this communications gimmick fall off a cliff. There are only so many Tiger butt-kissers in this world.
I didn’t watch the hostage video. I don’t care about the built-to-suit Google+ hangout. As a fan, all I care about is how he plays. There is nothing he can tell me off the course that I want to know, and he’s made it clear that he doesn’t want any of us knowing anything about him off the course either if he can help it. When his clubs are talking, maybe then I’ll listen. Not now.
@markymark.. for a dude who hates on tiger. you do seem to know an awful lot about what make ‘buzz’. save yourself the time dude and turn of your Tiger ‘Google Alerts’ and stop being a Troll!
I am surprised that a TigerSlurper like you didn’t make the final Google + Hangout cut. And to have wasted your time coming to his defense? Oh well, nice try Scrappy Doo.
I’m waiting for this very unstable Tiger to throw a punch at someone on the course. It’s obvious he cannot control his emotions at all. Nicklaus, Palmer, Watson, never, ever threw a club, or smashed one against their bag, take a purposeful divot, not talk to the reporter after a loss, swear out loud, etc. To compare Tiger to one of these guys is impossible. Tiger is the biggest bum in sports today. The puke couldn’t keep his thing in his pants while his gorgeous and devoted wife was giving birth. Go out with a few women while your wife is pregnant? Hey, way to go Tiger! Only reason his remaining sponsors haven’t dumped him is because of money. They have the same ethics as Tiger.
Ah, Chris, we missed your copy/paste repetitive posts. Not. Please be gone.
It is so entertaining to watch the media-types reaction to Tiger’s new communication tool. They clearly sense the winds of change swirling about them. Tiger has dutifully submitted to more pressers than any golfer in tour history, but what has been his reward for giving the media this week-in-week out access? A press corps that seeks to impugn him at every opportunity. It is the Alex Miceli’s of the world that make it clear that the future of sports media is direct fan-athlete interaction, not a second-hand biased press corps hell bent on sensationalism and gotcha journalism to justify their ever-diminishing value.
Yeah, the format may be well controlled, but so is the spin put on any media piece you read these days.
I say “Well Done” Tiger! Lead the way…Others will and should follow!
Squirm hacks squirm…LOL