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April 06, 2010
Security Hunts for Tiger Woods' Mistresses at Masters: In an incident reported by Steve Elling of CBS Sports, as Tiger Woods played his first practice round at The Masters Monday, a member of his security detail approached a woman at the fifth tee and pulled out a sheet of paper with pictures of Woods' reported mistresses. He then asked her, "Ma'am, are you the stripper?"
posted by rcade to at 12:52 PM - 27 comments
Next question is, what would the security detail done if she was one of the girls? Does she now no longer have the right to attend PGA events?
He would've had her kicked out faster than you can say serial womanizer.
I'd like to thank Tiger Woods for maintaining the dignity of golf.
posted by rcade at 02:29 PM on April 06, 2010
Does a serial womanizer's security team have the right to determine who can attend a golf outing?
While I agree that she probably would have been booted, I don't agree that she should have been.
posted by dviking at 02:34 PM on April 06, 2010
Does she now no longer have the right to attend PGA events?
Does anyone even know if she went to any PGA events before this got public? This is all about publicity IMO.
posted by BornIcon at 02:39 PM on April 06, 2010
Wouldn't it had been convenient for Augusta if Tiger had been chasing Martha Burk around instead of party girls and IHOPpers?
posted by beaverboard at 03:02 PM on April 06, 2010
Next question is, what would the security detail done if she was one of the girls? Does she now no longer have the right to attend PGA events?
Nobody has "the right" to attend PGA events. It's a private function.
The PGA (or the golf course) can ask anyone to leave for any reason at any time. They'd refund her money (if she paid any to attend) and escort her off the premises.
posted by grum@work at 03:12 PM on April 06, 2010
Does anyone even know if she went to any PGA events before this got public? This is all about publicity IMO.
Except the woman in question was just someone attending a golf event. Or are you saying all attractive women at PGA events are now suspect attention whores?
The PGA (or the golf course) can ask anyone to leave for any reason at any time.
Really? Like for being the wrong race or gender? Yes it's a private event, but no, you can't violate someone's rights at an event that's open to any member of the public who forks over for ducats.
posted by yerfatma at 03:20 PM on April 06, 2010
Probably US law is different but I know in Europe, at least, fans have been permanently banned from attending soccer matches at a club's stadium. Albeit for bad behavior, but still happens.
The backlash if they did boot a women for this reason, though, you have to wonder if the resulting media coverage would do Woods or the PGA much good.
An alternative reason for identifying the women: Just making sure they don't get within touching/shouting distance of Mr. Playful.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:29 PM on April 06, 2010
The PGA (or the golf course) can ask anyone to leave for any reason at any time.
That's not true as a blanket statement. Sports venues are public accommodations even when run by private entities, so they are subject to non-discrimination laws that prohibit exclusion, segregation and unequal treatment.
posted by rcade at 03:50 PM on April 06, 2010
He then asked her, "Ma'am, are you the stripper?"
To which she responded with a wave of her hand, "I'm not the stripper you're looking for. I can go about my business."
Goddamn Jedi strippers
posted by tahoemoj at 04:39 PM on April 06, 2010
Jedi Strippers would be a good name for a band.
posted by rcade at 04:45 PM on April 06, 2010
The PGA (or the golf course) can ask anyone to leave for any reason at any time. They'd refund her money (if she paid any to attend) and escort her off the premises.
Hee Hee, grum said escort !
posted by tommybiden at 05:05 PM on April 06, 2010
That's not true as a blanket statement. Sports venues are public accommodations even when run by private entities, so they are subject to non-discrimination laws that prohibit exclusion, segregation and unequal treatment.
Removing an individual person from an event isn't "discrimination" or "segregation". Just because you've seen a hothead yell at security "I paid for my ticket, so I can say/do whatever I want!", doesn't mean it's true. If they feel that a person attending an event may cause a disruption (whether they've done anything yet), they can ask them to leave and refund them their ticket.
Is it bad publicity to toss people without having a good reason (or presenting a reason that suggests discrimination)? Hell, yes.
posted by grum@work at 05:10 PM on April 06, 2010
pulled out a sheet of paper
I heard it was a loose leaf binder with 236 pages. There is also a rumor that hotel reservations are being cancelled at venues where Tiger might play. The other golfers aren't willing to risk their wives and daughters if meditation stops working and Tiger has a relapse.
posted by irunfromclones at 05:10 PM on April 06, 2010
Hee Hee, grum said escort !
Yeah, I was going to change that, but decided it was worth a snicker or two.
posted by grum@work at 05:11 PM on April 06, 2010
Removing an individual person from an event isn't "discrimination" or "segregation".
No, but you said that the PGA and golf course can ask anyone to leave for any reason at any time. There are many examples where that's not true. To pick one, they cannot remove visually impaired people for bringing their seeing-eye dog.
posted by rcade at 05:29 PM on April 06, 2010
If I were 40 years younger and unmarried, I might go hunting for one of Tiger's mistresses too.
posted by Howard_T at 05:30 PM on April 06, 2010
To which she responded with a wave of her hand, "I'm not the stripper you're looking for. I can go about my business.
Best post. Ever.
posted by smithnyiu at 05:37 PM on April 06, 2010
I get that any event operator has the right to remove people that are causing disturbances. The guy that bought a Cowboys ticket has a right to view the game only if he abides by the rules of conduct set forth. I also can see how those rules might be up to interpetation...what gets a guy booted from section 115 during game #2 might be different than what gets a guy booted from section 323 during game #5.
However, this woman was just sitting in the gallery minding her own business. Nothing in the story speaks to her being out of line in any respect. So, does Tiger's security detail (key piont here, is that the guy was not one of Augusta's staff) have the right to boot someone just because Tiger slept with them?
Does the PGA really want to bar that many people from attending their events??
posted by dviking at 05:40 PM on April 06, 2010
I've never been to Augusta (not that I still hold a grudge about my dad taking my non-golfing mother in '97 to see Tiger win his first in perhaps THE pivotal moment in the history of the entire sport, or to see Phil win his first in 2004. Seriously, I don't. It's fine. The fact that she came back in '97 and the first thing she had to say was that it was a disappointment that spring was late that year so the flowers weren't as stunning as usual? Doesn't bother me. Not at all.), but I've been to a few tournaments where a cursory glance at the terms and conditions on the ticket gave me the general impression that I was giving all my rights to the PGA for the week and that they could turf me out at any moment without telling me why.
I suspect that provision (if it's there at all and I'm not just barking up the wrong neck of the woods) is there to allow the organisers to quickly preempt any potential trouble with as little disruption as possible, and that if they started using it to discriminate against gender, race or a blind man's dog, they would never hear the end of it and face serious legal sanction. If not, and therefore if all of one's constitutional rights have to remain unwaived, the guys with the signs demanding silence could be sued for restricting free speech. If that happens, I want in on the class action. I hate those guys. Officious little... volunteers.
posted by JJ at 06:38 PM on April 06, 2010
a member of his security detail approached a woman at the fifth tee and pulled out a sheet of paper with pictures of Woods' reported mistresses. He then asked her, "Ma'am, are you the stripper?"
Not that it really matters, but the article describes the security guard asking the question first and pulling out the photos second. Your brain is moving too fast, rcade.
But, let's say that the woman did happen to be "the stripper", I'm not sensing much in the tact department of the security personnel. After all, if you were "the stripper" and some meathead couldn't figure it out by comparing your mug to well, your mug, why would you say yes.
posted by BoKnows at 08:31 PM on April 06, 2010
Oh, give me a break. This is just making us all look terrible.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:59 PM on April 06, 2010
Weedy's feelings aside, I find this remarkable in that it's yet another chapter in Tiger's soon-to-be-released book titled "How Not To Handle a Media Circus".
Seeing as how the security thug had pictures of the mistresses, I'll go out on a limb and assume that he also had their names. Couldn't he have said "excuse me, are you Jamie Jungers?" or perhaps "excuse me, are you Joslyn James?" or maybe "excuse me, are you Holly Sampson?" or is it "excuse me, are you Loredana Jolie?".
Damn it, which one is the stripper? The link I have refers to many as porn stars, hookers, or lingerie models...none are listed as strippers.
posted by dviking at 10:37 PM on April 06, 2010
It's well-known that Masters badges are a lot harder to find than one of Tiger's ladyfriends, but even getting into the practice rounds at Augusta takes either prior planning and the luck of the draw, or a decent amount of money to scalpers or brokers. While the tabloid dream would be to have a mistress in the gallery, it would require someone incurring the eternal wrath of the Augusta National, and I don't see that happening.
posted by etagloh at 03:53 AM on April 07, 2010
Masters tickets can be had if you've got the money and if a tabloid wanted the story, they'd pay the money. Incurring the eternal wrath of Augusta National wouldn't bother them. They could put it on the mantlepiece next to the scoffing derision of Augusta National and simply continue to not get acreditation for the Masters.
posted by JJ at 05:24 AM on April 07, 2010
You have GOT to be kidding me...
posted by yzelda4045 at 08:31 AM on April 07, 2010
...are you saying all attractive women at PGA events are now suspect attention whores?
No, I never said that at all. I was speaking about the one Tiger mistress that's talking about attending PGA events. I simply asked if she ever attended an event before the fallout and that this may all be about her specifically seeking attention.
posted by BornIcon at 10:08 AM on April 07, 2010
Profiling, I tell you...any mildly attractive woman is going to be watched carefully by Tiger's security posse.
Next question is, what would the security detail done if she was one of the girls? Does she now no longer have the right to attend PGA events?
I'm not sure how I'm hoping this weekend turns out.
1) I'm starting him on my Fantasy Golf team, so I want him to do well.
2) I think a decent finish, but not winning, probably makes the story go away more quickly.
3) It might be interesting to see how he handles a poor outing. Does he remain composed if he shoots a 78 for an opening round?