Tiger Woods Apology Didn't Please Everyone

(CBS)  The women on college golf teams in Claremont, Calif., have yet to play a tournament this season, but some of them say they've already lost a role model, reports CBS News Correspondent Ben Tracy.

In his statement Friday, Tiger Woods said, "Parents used to point to me as a role model for their kids. I owe all of those families a special apology."

So will his many fans, young and old, forgive him?

"I think it was just shocking and kind of upsetting," said Scripps College student Kristina Block.

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They watched as Woods tried to claw his way out of his moral hazard, apologizing to his business partners, his foundation and the young golfers who idolized him. Some were forgiving.

"Everyone makes mistakes, and he realizes his mistakes," Block said.

Some felt for his wife.

"You're giving someone your heart, and he tore it out of her," Claremont McKenna College student Brittany Isobe said crying.

Some were still angry.

"No amount of apology or words is going to eradicate what he did," said Claremont McKenna student Kacie Curd.

Tiger's travails have earned him many former fans.

"My wife will never forgive him for what he did," one Californian said.

Neither apparently will one of Woods's alleged mistresses, who used up several more minutes of fame Friday.

"Tiger pursued me, and over time I fell in love with him, and he told me he loved me too," Veronica Siwik-Daniels said.

At the driving range, golfers took a swing at the media coverage surrounding his scandals.

"I think everyone should just leave Tiger Woods alone," one duffer said.

"I really think this mess is much ado about nothing," another golfer said.

On Twitter, Tiger is still a hero to some while for others his press conference was "like nails on a chalkboard."

"It's almost worse that he apologized in public," said Los Angeleno April Hunt. "He should have kept it personal and dealt with what he needs to deal with at home."

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Some of Woods's biggest fans now have a tough task: separating his performance on the golf course from what he's done as a person.

"As a person I just I can't aspire to be like him anymore," Curd said.

"We can encourage kids to emulate the way Tiger plays," said sports psychologist Dr. Casey Cooper, "but not emulate the way Tiger lives, and I think that's a very important distinction."

That's a distinction easier to make now that his life has gotten so off course.

[scattershot1232000]

I don't care about this athlete's personal life, addictions or marital problems. I have better things to do!

[andacar]

There's no such thing as an apology that will please everybody. Jimmy Swaggart got caught for something similar a while back and made an unscripted weeping apology to everybody on TV, and many people thought it was phony and melodramatic. Tiger's apology was much more subdued, and he's getting castigated for being phony as well. Make up your minds.

[obfusc8tr]

What "apology?" There was nothing there but a scripted statement, written and vetted by scriptwriters and PR people, and performed with the help of an acting coach. It was designed to keep his face in the media and try to rebuild his endorsement base.

And for that extra little touch of class, he scheduled it during the Olympics, and drew media attention away from some hardworking athletes.

[bundye]

Mr. Woods' apology shouldn't plese "everyone". His apology should only be to his wife and mother, in that order. Let He who is withuot sin, cast the first stone. Getting it right with God is his first and most important, all others come second. But his problem is that he doesn't believe in God, he's buddhist! There's his problem.

[maccount]

Although I know we're only human and DO make mistakes, it doesn't excuse the fact that Tiger has cheated on his wife! He's not the first nor the last man on earth who would be caught cheating! Most men say to forgive him, he made a mistake and go on - let's turn the table around and I ask these very same men, if you're wife was caught cheating and you have children involved - would you be so quick to forgive and go on? What if your spouse caught aids and you weren't aware of it and therefore caught it yourself from your cheating spouse - what would you say then? How would you explain it to your kids that both have aids and down the road you children might not have their parents around for too long? Of course when we're having fun, we don't think about those things! So what happens - do your kids have to paid for your mistakes?

If it was only once, I can see his wife forgiving him for the sake of their children, but when you go and cheat behind her back 15-20 times with all these women, then it's not a mistake, it's only a mistake once you get caught! He knew what he was doing and enjoying it at the time, so NO I don't feel sorry for him, I feel sorry for his wife and kids. And please don't go blaming his wife for his cheating - I'm sure he tested the waters before he got married which tells me he knew what he was getting. Whether his wife was hot in bed or not, it's none of our business - only Tiger knew that BEFORE he got married. I'm tired of men saying he cheated because his wife was hot in bed - THAT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS - when you marry, you make a vow and if you don't plan on keeping it, then don't get involved/married!

To be honest, once a man cheats, you can bet he'll do it again. I know, I've been there with my ex - gave him a second chance and he did it again! I'm not a door mat so I gave him up and I'm much happier for it! He might not have respected me, but I respected myself which is something Tiger's wife has to think about cause bottom line, it's the kids that come to suffer down the road and if their father is fooling around, his kids will constantly be on the spot light, not to mention "harassed" by everyone!

It's not the TRUST I question so much AS I do the LOVE - if you truly love someone, you would not even think of cheating on them! I personally think Tiger saw his wife as another trophy to win and once he got her, his attention when elsewhere! He's lucky if he gets a second chance and if he does - only time will tell!!!

His apology was false to me, if his wife wasn't there, then she probably didn't believe it herself - GOOD FOR HER!

[carmenlight]

I am glad that Tiger Woods broke his silence. Tiger has apologized to everyone and accepted that what he did was very wrong. Tiger confirmed he needs help and that he is receiving rehab to address his issues. Tiger said he wants to regain balance in his life to save the two things that are most important to him, his wife and his children. Tiger said that Elin deserves praise and I agree wholeheartedly. I wish them all the best. It is time that Tiger and his family move on with their life and for the media to get off their back!!!

[mariannpepit]

I can see how important his wife is by his actions. There were just too many woman. Husbands make mistakes maybe one or two but not 15 or more and not telling the other woman he was in love with her. He doesn't need rehabbing, he needs to stop what he started.

[wjksea]

Something for the little people to focus on while they are slowly being fleeced.

[timdgrim]

You got it. Follow this 'Entertainment' story people, instead of paying attention to things like....Dick Cheney basically admitting to a war crime in his support of waterboarding (torture), corporate banks ripping off taxpayers on a daily basis, insurance companies and doctors stealing from Medicare on a daily basis, 2 wars that support the profit margin of the Military Industrial Complex, illegal aliens stealing the jobs of American citizens....and the list goes on.

[jackrussell1]

LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE! Okay Hypocrits quit your judgemental crap. THANK YOU "itsjustlitteoldme"! You said it perfectly. I totally agree with everything you've said!

[pragmatist1]

Adultery on this level is disgusting. A celeb such as Woods is fair game for the moral beating he's taking and a well-deserved one. I'm enjoying throwing my stones, I've earned it and am entitled to do so.

[mariannpepit]

Its one thing making a mistake or two however, 15 or more is not a mistake. Tiger is sex crazy and should have stayed single. No one goes to rehab unless they cannot control themselves and he still craves other women no matter the apology. If his wife takes him back he I don't have any respect for her.

[nearl451]

Nothing to say about Tiger, but about news story coverage on this site.....

Why are there THREE articles about the Tiger Woods story in the "BREAKING" news headlines. One is enough.

The media keeps populating with repeat stories instead of spreading the weath to other issues.

Happens in the political stories too. Three different versions of Biden vs. Cheney last week, not one (or maybe a fleeting one) about Graham legislation to unfund public trials for Guantanamo prisoners.

News reporting should not be news floods.

[pragmatist1]

The media isn't capable of reporting stories that require readers with individual thought. People are too caught up with being entertained and given cheap thrills in the so-called news so they can feel like their lives are in much better condition than what's being reported upon. Most people are incapable of handling things that require a formulative thought process.

[joe1963v]

Tiger Wood's press release was damage control. Of course, he at some point had to make a public apology cuz that is what we expect. I didn't find what he had to say very believeable. If he was supposed to tell the truth, he still left a lot of unanswered questions regarding the night in question. If you listened carefully, regarding his return to golf in the coming year, he said that he would not rule it out.