What do you make of the new Tiger Woods Nike ad?

The return of Tiger Woods to golf at the US Masters must have attracted media attention and boosted the number of television viewers watching golf. But what does the latest Tiger Woods Nike advertisement do for either the Nike brand or the Tiger Woods brand?  Well you could say that the Tiger Woods brand was already sullied, thats why the Nike ad needed the “clean” fatherly image and advice of Tiger’s father as the voice.  And, Nike, well they probably don’t care, the more controversy the better. As long as they get attention.

Is this what we have to get used to watching Tiger  staring back at us, whilst various family members do his endorsements for him?  Using his deceased father’s voice is going a bit far!

Just come out in the open, face up to your past, show you’re only human and talk Tiger.  Don’t just stare at us looking solemn and sullen.  People will forgive you and you will still be idolised, just be brave enough to face up to the public.

Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters golf tournament for the third time, with a brilliant final round 67, to close out the third round leader Lee Westwood.  Tiger Woods was disappointed with his performance at Augusta, but given that it was his first appearance after a long lay off following all his personal problems & scandals, finishing 4th isn’t bad. Sex therapy obviously doesn’t affect your golf game too badly! Continue Reading

Robin McLaurim Williams born in Chicago 1951, American actor and comedian. His rise to fame was as an alien called Mork, in the TV series, “Mork and Mindy”.  Mork was from planet Ork and used to greet people with his greeting, “Na-nu… Na-nu” and then when things went wrong, “Shazbot” was his swear word… Continue Reading

Tiger Woods came out of hiding last Friday and apologised for his infidelity.  There is no doubt that he has had to endure a lot of personal hardship and adjustment in the past few months.  However, the public is still critical over whether the apology is genuine or another publicity stunt. The pressure of the public and media scrutiny on his private life must have been immense.

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China is undoubtedly one of the world’s rising superpowers, and the Chinese are interested in doing everything they can to show off their success. One recent example of this that will be a source of great excitement to the golfers of the world is the Mission Hills golf club. If it’s not the best golf club in the world, it’s certainly the biggest.

The Mission Hills Golf Course

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