<p>I am not a fan at all. My mindset is to hope he snap hooks his first drive into the woods (no pun intended) or water. Look carefully at the three now &ldquo;holy&rdquo; events chosen for the second coming: California, Turkey and the Bahamas. Tough schedule.</p>
<p>He can play in California amid a media frenzy and grimace on every swing. He&rsquo;ll probably miss the cut and at the press conference say that he&rsquo;s better but not well (medical excuse). Then he jets to Turkey to collect the appearance money ($2 million or more; this kind of payment is not allowed in the States). So it doesn&rsquo;t matter what he does in Turkey. I predict another missed cut. Finally, he goes to the Bahamas to work on his tan.</p>
<p>I find it interesting that as his health has declined, Nike has closed it club-making business.</p>
<p>Even though I once despise him, I see no point in continuing to mock him, as at 40, he can still finish his life&rsquo;s final rounds on and off the course with dignity, style, and humanity&mdash;or he can remain a jerk.</p>
<p>I will now answer your original question without the cynicism evident in this note to this point.</p>
<p>Tiger WAS a great golfer, but never a great role model. He cursed, slammed clubs, glared at anyone who spoke against him, and felt entitled to do whatever he wanted on and off the course.</p>
<p>Now his skills are clearly diminished, and I would suggest he try a new approach:</p>
<p>1. Have fun (who among us wouldn&rsquo;t like to make hundreds of millions of dollars playing any game?)</p>
<p>2. Smile or even laugh after a bad shot. No fan will die of shock (might faint, but will survive).</p>
<p>3. Play golf, don&rsquo;t make it appear like you&rsquo;re chopping wood in the desert afflicted by locusts and the plague.</p>
<p>4. Talk to the crowd as they have made you rich.</p>
<p>5. Lose the petulant, entitled attitude. You not only met Palmer and Nicklaus, you actually played golf with both of them and, sadly, learned nothing from them&mdash;yet.</p>
<p>6. Take some responsibility for Nike&rsquo;s demise. You did nothing to attract minorities to the sport. In fact, you drove them away. If a young potential golfer thinks &ldquo;it&rsquo;s too hard, even for Tiger,&rdquo; then that person is going to play basketball, football, baseball, anything but golf.</p>
<p>7. Be humble. Your fellow pros appreciate how rich you&rsquo;ve made them (look at the list of the top 100 all-time money makers and you&rsquo;ll not find Palmer, Nicklaus, Player, Watson, Casper, Trevino, Faldo and many other Hall of Famers who built the game). Now Joe Nobody can play well for four days and win one big tournament and be a millionaire, play in all the majors, and get endorsements.</p>
<p>8. Stop talking about glutes and the science of golf. I read once that Nike used to deliver 12 sets of clubs to you so you could mix and match. So do that, but don&rsquo;t talk so much about the technical stuff. Few of the rest of us are going to obsess about our clubs as much as you do. In fact, you should play better than most with perfectly fitted clubs and clothes&hellip;all free. Talk about the joy of the game, the hospitality of the host club, how much you enjoyed spending a round with fellow players. Compliment them, as compliments are free.</p>
<p>9. Set aside the past. You WERE great on the course and a jerk off the course. Now, you&rsquo;re on the back 9 of your career. You have atoned for your past behavior that resulted in scandal and divorce. You have taken good care of your ex-wife and continue to be involved with your children. It&rsquo;s a new start on and off the golf course. Be the new you at all times, inside and outside the ropes. You still have the potential to be great in all aspects of life and I am among a vast number of people (fans and non-fans) who hope you will fulfill that potential.</p>
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