Forgive me if I continue NOT to be shocked when a good-looking, talented, mega-rich, world-famous athlete occasionally takes a poke at one of the 200 attractive young women a week who fall on their backs in front of him. Tiger Woods did not invent adultery, and it doesn't even sound as if he's very good at it. Why in the world would anyone who actually likes to watch other people play golf be shocked that he's schtupping somebody? Don't they watch all the golf movies? Isn't this what they all show golf pros doing?
The fact is that the PGA tour is cratering without him. viewership is down 50% since his ban, and sponsors are downshifting. If they don't get him back on the tour and kicking ass soon, this economy will ensure that professional golf will be as "must see" as it was before Arnold Palmer became its superstar.
The other fact is that events like these allow for tons of people to shake their heads and say how can he/she do that to his wife/husband when, given the chance, most of them would go on a shagging spree til they dropped if they could pull what only money can.
The only people who should care about this are Tiger and his wife and their families. I hate it that the sports world -- like the rest of the world -- has turned into breathless followers of Entertainment Tonight and Us magazine.