Live Blog of Tiger's Announcement at 11am ET
10:57am - We are one minute away from the feed being broadcast via satellite. For those of you with HD satellite capacity, here are the coordinates:
HD Coordinates
Satellite: Galaxy 17 KU @ 91° West
Transponder: 20 Lower
Downlink Frequency 12091 Mhz Vertical
Bit Rate: 21.55 Mbps
Symbol Rate: 14.0304
FEC: 5/6
Modulation: DVB-S QPSK
4:2:0
Video Format: 1080i
Tandberg Encoding
Audio: stereo
10:59 am - And here we go...room making Tiger look presidential.
11:00 am - I see Tim Finchem and Notah Begay III in the crowd there. Looking like they're attending a wake.
11:02 am - Woods comes out looking contrite. "Every one of you has a reason to be critical of me." "I am deeply sorry."
11:03 am - "Real apology will not come in the form of words, but behavior over time."

11:05 am - "I have embarrassed that I have put you in this position."
11:05 am - Here comes Tiger's explanation of Elin's behavior. "Elin never hit me that night or any night." With serious emphasis. Upset about the "fabrication" of that story.
11:06 am - "I convinced myself that normal rules did not apply."
11:07 am - "The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me."
11:08 am - "It's up to me to live a life of integrity." Said as the camera shows the disapproving glare of his mother.
11:09 am - Woods admits being in therapy from December through mid-February.
11:10 am - Woods approaching the topic of steroids and PEDs. He denies that vehemently.
11:11 am - Tiger admits releasing photos to media to prevent papparazzi. Rails into pappos for stalking his mother, wife, and Sam's school.
11:12 am - Tiger talking now about his Buddhist faith, and how he has been going against it by following his impulses.
11:13 am - Explains that he will return to therapy tomorrow and thanks Accenture (sponsor of the tournament this week) and the field there for understanding.
11:13 am - "I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don't know when that will be."
11:15 am - Woods asks for help and "room in your heart to one day believe in me again."
11:16 am - Woods hugs four people, including his mom for several seconds, and his long-time friend Notah Begay III.
11:16am - Woods exists the room and the feed goes dark.
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Still like the guy
I’d guess most (male) Tiger fans pre-meltdown are still fans today. My sense is that there’s a gender divide on this. (Rick Reilly teeing off from the reds.)
Congrats on the blog launch. I missed the presser — this was helpful.
You ain't hurt...
Like the Trailing Tiger logo
Well done Ryan. Sorry your new assn. decided to boycott. Would have been fun to see you there.
Give us three questions you have asked: IF GWAA was there, and IF Mr. Woods Inc. allowed questions.
by realwomengolf.com on Feb 19, 2010 12:16 PM EST reply actions
Pretty "meh" reaction from me
He obviously read a statement word for word and spent half the presser looking down at his script. About the only thing he could say from memory was “I’m sorry.” Whether that means he simply didn’t want to make a mistake or was nervous, it came across pretty fake to me. He certainly wasn’t speaking from the heart, but I guess at least this is a step in the right direction.

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