GOLF WRITERS BOYCOTT WOODS’ PRESS CONFERENCE
TIGER WOODS’ press conference on Friday (19Feb10) has been dealt a major = blow - the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) is boycotting the j= unket over a ban on reporters’ questions.
Earlier this week (beg15Feb10) the embattled golfer announced he will f= ace the press for the first time since his sex scandal hit the headlines = last November (09).
However, representatives for Woods will choose which media outlets will= be allowed to attend the conference, and they have insisted that no ques= tions will be allowed.
The move has infuriated bosses at the GWAA, who have decided to keep th= eir reporters away from the event following a vote by its board.
A statement from GWAA president Vartan Kupelian reads, "I cannot stress= how strongly our board felt that this should be open to all media and al= so for the opportunity to question Woods.
"The position, simply put, is all or none. This is a major story of int= ernational scope. To limit the ability of journalists to attend, listen, = see and question Woods goes against the grain of everything we believe." Meanwhile, during a media briefing on Thursday (18Feb10) PGA Tour Commi= ssioner Tim Finchem confirmed reports the star has spent time in a rehab = centre He told reporters, "I don’t know what his (Woods’) plans are in terms o= f what he’s going to say. I don’t know what he’s going to do after he fin= ishes his rehab, you know, I think all of that is TBD (to be determined).= " Finchem later added that Woods had completed his time in rehab, and tha= t he would discuss the issue at the conference, according to TMZ.com. (MJ=
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