What a mess Tiger Woods has gotten himself into.  I’m a sports junkie, so I’ve been following his situation closely.  Actually, I have no choice as Tiger’s unfolding story is featured on every sports and news outlet known to man.  Wanna see the football highlights from this past weekend?  Gotta wade through Tiger’s mess first.  Wanna catch the latest basketball scores?  Gotta see the latest developments from Tiger’s life first.  Anyway, he and his family have not only been on my TV set lately; they’ve been on my mind lately too.

Thus, I offer you some of my random thoughts about Tiger…

I only watch golf because of him, and I’m sure that there are many more like me.  Professional golf is going to take a huge hit without him.

Tiger has made hundreds of millions of dollars so far in his career, but he is going to lose millions as well because of this.  I was watching the numbers he has lost so far flash across the TV screen today and was saddened…not for him but for the amount of money that companies have spent for him to endorse their products.  Money that could be used for much greater and nobler purposes.  Capitalism and materialism at its worst.

Tiger’s transgressions are many, and he will forever be hounded by them in the public eye.  Although I do not condone his behavior at all, I do feel for him.  I sure wouldn’t want my dirty laundry hung out for the entire world to see.  I guess the old saying that “you live and die by the sword” is true in this case.

I just hate the fact that children are involved in this mess.  They’re very young, but the implications of this will haunt them the rest of their lives.  My heart breaks for them.

My heart breaks for Tiger’s wife, Elin.  People are saying that she should have known that infidelity would be a risk when marrying someone as famous as Tiger Woods.  That’s garbage.  She evidently took Tiger at his word when he said “I do” to her, and Tiger should have been man enough to deliver on his word.  No one should be expected to expect infidelity from their spouse.

Although I don’t expect it to, I sure pray that their marriage survives.  It’s tragic anytime anyone’s marriage ends, celebrity or not.  Tiger has been a “poster child” for many things.  It sure would be incredibly refreshing and redemptive if he and Elin were to become poster children for marriage and family reconciliation.

May Tiger put as much focus and hard work into making things right at home as he has over the years making things right on the golf course.