Tiger Woods sponsors since his infidelity scandal: Part 1 - Who left and why - National celebrity infidelity. Announcement about Tiger Woods losing Tag Heuer’s sponsorship had record numbers of people searching for information about Tiger’s sponsors. People were curious as to how many sponsors had prior to his infidelity scandal, as well as which sponsors left, and which ones stayed. This article is Part 1 of a 2-part series entitled In a recent article about Tiger Woods’ loss of Tag Heuer as a sponsor, the observed that not all corporate sponsors cut ties with disgraced endorsers in the same way. See When the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal first broke, at least 3 of his major sponsors immediately jumped ship. Others waited to see which way the winds of public opinion would blow, before deciding what to do. It’s interesting to note how, and why the sponsors who left, severed their relationship with the golfing great. Below, in alphabetical order, are the 6 sponsors who left Tiger Woods, and some of the reasons, or excuses they gave.
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And that, according to Stenberg, can affect his game: “He could take the negativity and believe the media is out to get him and let it drain him.” Tiger has shown in the past to focus on the task at hand, and separate golf from personal distractions. Tiger Woods scandal cost shareholders up to $12 billion. The Impact of the Tiger Woods Scandal on His Charities. PGA Tour Confidential: The Tiger Woods scandal. The Real Losers in the Tiger Woods Scandal. One family has been destroyed, and millions have lost a role model. We know that these are the victims of Tiger Woods' depraved and selfish acts, but they are not the losers. The real losers in this whole affair will be the corporate sponsors who've just dumped a golden goose after what amounts to just another bread-and-butter scandal.
Yes, I know. I'm a monster. Let's begin with the factsHere's what we know about Tiger Woods and golf: No doubt about it, the guy knows how to swing a golf club. With the possible exception of Michael Jordan, no other athlete has so dominated a major professional sport (on and off the field) as much as Tiger. Short-term thinkingWhat Tiger did was terrible and completely unacceptable. You realize it's only a matter of time before he does return to golf and does so with a serious vengeance, right? From Bill Clinton and John F. Tiger could easily be even more popular in his return to golf than he was before he left it. What were they thinking? Tiger Woods' mistress scandal costs shareholders of sponsors like Nike, Gatorade $12 billion.