Tiger's Return....

The day has finally come.  The return of Tiger Woods to the golf course.  My feelings admittedly are mixed.  I love the fact that he's back on the golf course, because he's just flat out fun to watch and he's good for the game. At the same time though is it OK to root for a guy who did what he did to his family?

In my opinion, I can't stand the way our society has become so gossip driven, where we have to know every single detail to every "star's" life.  Give me a break.  Hundreds of thousands of marriages around the world experience exactly what the Woods family is going through and I care as much about those as I do about Tiger's problems.  Everyone has problems of some kind.  It's a fact of life.  It's going to be hard enough for them to salvage their marriage (if they choose to try), without the media constantly breathing down their necks every second of every day.

Personally I follow Tiger Woods for what he does on the golf course.  The guy is possibly the greatest player I'll every see in my lifetime so I'm going to try and enjoy it.  Of course I don't agree with what he did, but does that mean I can't root for him?  Should I root for Phil Mickelson because when his wife was battling cancer, he stayed by her side?  No.  I root for the guy I like to watch on the course and that's it.

I think the Master's coverage will be better than most tournaments this year as they tend to focus on the golf more so than anything else, which is one of the main reasons I think Tiger picked this tournament for his return.  I'm definitely looking forward to welcoming Tiger back to the course and hope that the announcers stick to how many shots Tiger has the course instead of how many women he had off the course.