Golf Voyeurism: Tiger, Phil, Stevie and Reality TV
NASCAR’s ratings are high because it has two audiences–those hoping for a great race and those waiting for an accident. Tiger Woods is golf’s NASCAR.
It was like having to stand-up at a wedding with your ex-fiancee. For pure TV reality-show squirm-factor, this morning’s second-to-last pairing at the British Open couldn’t have been better.
It wasn’t so much Tiger Woods opposite this year’s Masters champ, Adam Scott; it was Tiger Woods and Scott’s caddy, “Stevie” Williams. ESPN referred to it as a “frosty handshake.”
Steve Williams became Tiger’s Robin after the previous sidekick, Mike “Fluff” Cowans, was dismissed for treason to his majesty, after reportedly … Read More…
