Maybe I'm missing something here, but don't things like "trust" and "loyalty" need to be earned and deserved? If Tiger wanted loyalty, maybe he should have tried being less of a jerk.
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How many times have you met Tiger to decide he is a jerk?
The interesting thing to me is that so many decry Tiger as if they have spent days with and know him, but in fact have never seen him except on tv -- when he is in his "competitive zone" or guarded media persona (because by the way, the media follow him to the golf course, the restuarant, the drug store, hang out side his neighborhood, etc. -- and have done so long before the fire hydrant incident). If Haney thought he was a jerk, he should have quit. Yet, he stayed with him for years until he was fired.
I haven't met Tiger or Phil. But I have talked to several well known pros, including 2 major champions and a number of caddies, and I think almost all of them had strong feelings about the two -- and you might be surprised to learn who they liked most and thought was a real guy and who they didn't. Much of this is speculation through each person's own rose colored glasses. It has also been alluded to in earlier posts, and I will say I disagree with Tiger's personal transgressions, but if being a philanderer is your issue -- there are a number of other very famous golfers (and athletes and politicians (and I am pretty sure they each actually held themselves out as a family man), etc. etc.) that need your indignation and hate as well.