[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I met Tiger and his father once at Stanford. It was not a pleasant experience. His father controlled everything, even who Tiger could talk to and what he could eat. This was a young, talented athlete in college -- a time when young men should be learning to grow by their mistakes and the mistakes of others. It did not seem that Tiger was ever taught how to relate to other people. He was taught how to play golf and make money. Once his father's control was gone, Tiger had to learn the finer points of being human. Sadly, I think this is still a work in progress.

I hope he gets through his latest mess without too much damage. I hope his golf game comes back. Most of all, I hope he finds to have a happy and full life.

Any hoping Tiger is a good father.

[DonH57]

I'm unbelievably surprised but I shouldn't be since earlier this morning.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

"Deconstruct" - "Self destruct" .... makes little difference. I hate to see this happen - in his day he was GOLF and we miss him.

Silver spoon effect.

[Topspinmo]

Tiger had no alcohol in his blood, says reactions to proscribed pain killers. Wait see what the blood tests show. Which we will never see. His lawyer Will probably get him off. Who can recite the alphabet backwards or the national anthem backwards sober. What's the side of the road for? An emergency! Which he obviously had. He IMO will get off, if no coke in his blood.

[rivaridger1]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Yes. That is what he SAID.

According to the local news two minutes ago " the police report Tiger Woods had no alcohol in his system, but rather four commonly prescribed prescription drugs ". All of these drugs are regularly prescribed to Villages residents and I personally take two of them. Fortunately I have never had any reaction to them.

Have to end this, some of the neighbors are getting together to burn a few witches tonight and I do not want to miss the festivities.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by rivaridger1

According to the local news two minutes ago " the police report Tiger Woods had no alcohol in his system, but rather four commonly prescribed prescription drugs ". All of these drugs are regularly prescribed to Villages residents and I personally take two of them. Fortunately I have never had any reaction to them.

Have to end this, some of the neighbors are getting together to burn a few witches tonight and I do not want to miss the festivities.

I saw that too. And they said that Tiger Woods pulled in $45 million last year.

[DonH57]

I wondered how far he drove before the incident since my bet is he used to be able to drive a titlist farther than a BMW without hitting a tree or fire hydrant ! : )

[biker1]

Well bully for you.

Originally Posted by John_W

• if he let him go (with or without the promise of golf lessons) and he subsequently gets in an accident then you really have a fine mess. If you're going to nitpick, I said drive him home, not let him go.
  
  
• consider that Woods may not be a good teacher. Being a great golfer does not necessarily translate into being a great teacher Consider, it doesn't matter. It's like saying, taking acting lessons from John Wayne is a bad idea because he wasn't a good actor.
  
  
• you are suggesting that the cop take a bribe. I put that in there to see how long it would take for someone to bite, I couldn't believe it took a whole day.
  
  
• The final answer is the last line of my post: the cop believes in treating every driver the same and to show no favortism, which is probably the right answer.

[doran]

0 blood alcohol level, adverse prescription reaction. Everyone wants to jump to conclusions. Just saying.

[jblum315]

He wasn't drunk. He took too many pain pills

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by jblum315

He wasn't drunk. He took too many pain pills

Probably combined with something else prescribed for him. Sounds like another doctor messed up like with Michael Jackson. Death of Michael Jackson - Wikipedia

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Probably combined with something else prescribed for him. Sounds like another doctor messed up like with Michael Jackson. Death of Michael Jackson - Wikipedia

To me it sounds like he was using prescription drugs for a long time.

We all need to be VERY careful if we are prescribed strong opiates for anything minor like a toothache. It is a very slippery slope especially if anyone has a genetic tendency toward addiction.

[justjim]

Needless to say this does not bode well for a "comeback" by Tiger. I saw Jack Nicklaus on television yesterday and Jack seemed sincerely concerned about Tiger. Celebrities and drugs unfortunately a familiar story.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by justjim

Needless to say this does not bode well for a "comeback" by Tiger. I saw Jack Nicklaus on television yesterday and Jack seemed sincerely concerned about Tiger. Celebrities and drugs unfortunately a familiar story.

The death of Prince too comes to mind.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by justjim

Needless to say this does not bode well for a "comeback" by Tiger. I saw Jack Nicklaus on television yesterday and Jack seemed sincerely concerned about Tiger. Celebrities and drugs unfortunately a familiar story.

While Tiger may actually avoid any criminal charges since no alcohol was involved, he was parked and he had a prescription for the drugs in his system...he obviously has some serious issues.


Which doesn't bode well for his even coming back to professional golf...much less to a level that is competitive.