But this isn't really about him or his family, it is just step one in public image rehabilitation.

I'm not sure why we demand this kind of thing from public figures. Is it because we don't want to admit that we simply value the ability to hit a little ball so much? We have to pretend that it's really much more morally commendable attributes and character that have made this person rich and famous?

Or, maybe its about rehabilitating our image of ourselves more than his image? It helps us pretend our interest in the these celebrities and the most private aspects of their lives is less trivial and voyueristic than it really is?

And I have no doubt he will get there; and he will be welcomed back if only because his presence on the tour has made all the other golfers far wealthier than they could have been - or can be - without him.  The amount of money that sponsors have put up to pay huge checks to participants skyrocketed during Tiger's years on tour.  Ratings are down, sponsorships are down; professional golf needs Tiger.

Whether Tiger's apology was what he needed to do for himself, or what he needed to do for his endorsements, I have no idea.  As a performance, he was appropriately humble, and he saved his fire for discussions about the media hounding his family - which was also entirely appropriate.

I don't care about his marriage, I feel bad for his children, but nothing he has done has the slightest effect on me, which means he owes me nothing.  When I watch him golf, I care about his game, not his private life.

Do I care? No..Does he owe me an apology? No..Will an apology make any of this matter to me..no..I know what he is ..a lying pig who lied about who and what he is, for his own greed and his own selfishness. My opinion will not be swayed by anything he ever does again. He is scum and will always be so in my eyes. But he owes me nothing..he will have to face those he does owe for the rest of his life..his Wife and His children.

What has been missed will effect my life..and that of many throughout the world..and your and my grandchildren for so many years to come..JP Morgan building was bombed in Greece..because of what these scum did to so many in Greece. Greece just lost their vote in the EU because of fraud by Goldman Sach's and Italy may be involved in being frauded by Goldman Sach's as well.. Obama has surrounded himself with Goldman big boys and has sold out my nation and yours with our tax dollars going to the scum who destroyed our nationand Obama has kept all the Bush crooks and no one seems to notice..what we get though is full time coverage of a guy who screwed around on his family.. we get full coverage by all TV networks in the USA about an athlete that screwed around on his family...yet i have watched all morning and have seen nothing on the bombing of JP Morgan in Greece..( you can find the info at M. Moore's web site)

I have been married to a professional athlete for 35 years ..I never realized our private life was more important to our nation..than her economic stability and crooks robbing us all blind and destroying our democracy! I guess I was wrong. As sick and mind boggling as it is to me..I was sadly wrong.

Oh and that JP Morgan that was bombed in Greece..is the same JP Morgan that got your tax bail out money, and also got 50 million from My state of Florida for the food stamp program..that is out sourcing their food stamp call center to India..while we have record unemployment here in Fla!

Tail is not free; tail costs, one way or another.

Can't have your tail and eat it too!

This is so not important to me; but i did have some fun with it.

I wonder if him thinking it's OK for him to throw clubs led to the same thinking that it's OK for him to get a little side nooky.

And better men than Tiger have let the little head take over the thinking. Admit it. Apologize. Don't do it again. And stop the club throwing.

i'd rather an apology and ritual, honor restoring seppuku, from the likes of bush, cheney, rumsfeld, yoo, et al, whose actions really did harm me, the entire country and the world.

If anyone is owed an apology it's everyone who has to deal with this constant, panty-sniffing intrusion into their private lives.

If he did not play in any tournaments this year his sincerity would go along way and would galvanized that his wife and family come first.

They, the PGA, the golfing public, etc., want him and need him back in a big way.
I think he wants to be back very much so.

But he is going back to Therapy Saturday, adding to the 45 days he has already been.

He could have easily just skipped all this, paid his wife about 15 Million (original prenuptial agreement) and played golf as a (Hollywood) romantic bachelor.  Heck he could have gone on TV as "The Bachelor."  [[Jeralyn could/would have watched him there.]]

He could have skipped paying all those women for keeping silent.  Heck probably he would have made enough to pay the prenuptial off.  He is forgoing that and striving to rebuild his marriage.  He may not come back this year to golf.

I think he is completely serious.  You might not like his manner or the way he talks or the fact that he didn't let this event today turn into some kind of media circus, but I think you have to agree he is making some serious effort.

So I give him a 10, an A (+), a "job well done."

I hope he is back soon.
I hope his wife decides to give him a second chance.

His apology rates a "9" with me.  I thought it was well done.  The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is I felt he gave himself and his behaviors more importance than they deserve.