Tiger Woods Scandal

Tiger Woods' golfing peers speak out on scandal, or did they? [UPDATE] It appears Jesper Parnevik isn't the only professional golfer upset at Tiger Woods.

PGA Tour veteran Ben Crane was quoted in Life & Style magazine as saying that he isn't surprised by allegations that Woods cheated on his wife: "This is no surprise to anyone who knows Tiger. He's a phony and a fake and he can't retain that squeaky-clean endorsement deal any longer. " Crane, who was also quoted as saying that Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, may have "turned a blind eye because of the money and the kids and the lifestyle he provides," denies he gave the interview.

Crane said he hasn't given an interview in two months. This opinion was echoed by colleague Charles Warren, who said Nordegren is with Woods only because of his fame and money. "She was very young when Jesper introduced them," Warren told the magazine. -- Austin Knoblauch Photo: Ben Crane. Tiger Woods' Cheating Scandal: How Will It Affect His Endorsements? Tiger Woods has never shanked a drive this badly in his life.

First, Tiger was challenged by the outlandish accusations of the National Enquirer, then came the suspicious single-car accident early on Friday morning, and now reports in US Weekly of another affair have put Tiger in some of the deepest rough he has ever stumbled upon. The last encounter proved to be the tipping point for Woods, who released another statement this afternoon. In light of his most recent comments, in which he apologized to his family for any wrongdoings, one must begin to wonder if the lucrative sponsorship deals that made him the world's first athlete to amass $1 billion will be affected by the drama of this situation. We saw Nike drop Kobe Bryant for being unfaithful and Michael Vick for going Cujo on on some dogs. We saw Michael Phelps lose his deal with Kellogg's after going one toke over the line.

But there was hard evidence in each of those cases. So much for that whole "scandal-free" thing. More Women in the Tiger Woods Scandal. As the Tiger Woods story continues to evolve and escalate, more and more and more (and more) women who aren't named Mrs.

Woods have come into the fray claiming they've had affairs with the golf great. Last week there were three. But now, at least four (and maybe more) women have been thrown into the mix, some by their own admission and others by tabloid sources. It can be quite confusing -- so many mistresses, so little time -- so PopEater took the time to break down each alleged Tiger poacher and the stories swirling around them. Let's start with the newest name after the jump.

Who: Jamie JungersOccupation: Waitress and Aspiring ModelAge: 26Alleged Length of Affair: 18 MonthsHow She 'Knew' Tiger: According to the Daily Mirror, Jungers allegedly met Woods at a party in Las Vegas, where he apparently sent a message to her that he wanted to meet. Credible? The Overlooked Victims of the Tiger Woods Scandal.

Two people have been overlooked in the middle of the Tiger Woods scandal.

The consequences of his actions upon their lives will only be seen years down the road. Of course, I am referring to his children. Family breakdown is not limited to celebrities or the rich and famous. I know this all too well. Growing up in a middle-class home where there were nine divorces between my mother, father and step-father, I sat front row and center and watched addiction, discord and conflict tear my family apart. My parents were separated when I was three and divorced when I was nine, and my mom remarried someone 32 years older than her. My dad made ends meet as a bartender for more than 50 years, and my mom struggled with alcoholism. My story may seem to be an extreme example of family dysfunction, but it's not unique. Clearly, tens of millions of U.S. households endure the pain of family dysfunction.

In Exodus 20:5, God sees the destructive patterns that parents inadvertently pass on to their children. Tiger Woods and wife divorce after sex scandal. The black community's view of the Tiger Woods scandal. The Tiger Woods scandal has mutated from a minor car crash to a major sex scandal and now threatens to ignite a national debate in America's black community on inter-racial relationships.

Woods' race has been mostly ignored in the mainstream media and tabloid coverage of his infidelities. But the fact that Woods' ex-model Swedish wife and the three women he is accused of having affairs with are white has not escaped attention in the black community. On talk radio shows aimed at black audiences, Woods' apparent preference for Caucasian women has been the subject of abuse and humour. One parody song played on the Tom Joyner radio show even asked: "The question everyone in America wants to ask you is, how many white women does one brother want? " Similar themes have played out on other black talk shows and blogs and doubtless among many black Americans discussing the racial complexities of the case. Tiger Woods-Role Model. Reportedly frozen out by Tiger Woods, swing coach Hank Haney quits before he can be fired.

Redington/Getty Hank Haney (c.), Tiger Woods' former swing coach, reportedly ends his six-year relationship with Woods before the golfer could fire him.

Each day seems to add another layer of drama to the Tiger Woods story. Monday, swing coach Hank Haney became the first casualty of Woods' inner circle since the scandal broke. It was self-imposed, and by all indications a pre-emptive move before Woods turned rumor into reality and ended the six-year relationship himself. There are some accounts that Haney felt frozen out by Woods, that Woods wasn't returning his phone calls, although he said at The Players last week, "Hank and I talk every day so nothing's changed. " Then again, Woods has by now painted himself into a corner where everything he says seems disingenuous. Certainly, Haney, a somewhat paranoid sort who would email writers who were critical of him, had to be stung by NBC's Johnny Miller's suggestions that Woods should ditch him. Other things? Who will be? Tiger Woods gets rid of Steve Williams as a caddie.

The Tiger Effect: How Woods Drives the Golf Business. When Tiger Woods' sex life blew up in his face in 2009, Nike was one of few sponsors to stick by him.

Nike still sponsors Woods even though he hasn't won a contest in more than 20 months, has been off the course with injuries for extended periods, and has slipped from the top spot to No. 20 in the world and his earnings fell 39% in 2010 (to a still impressive $74 million). Sounds like a disastrous marketing decision, right? Hardly. While Nike's golf ball business sank in the six months following the scandal in November 2009, a study done by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University [pdf download] concluded that Nike clocked $2 million in sales after the scandal that it otherwise would not have gotten.