FameCrawler : British Open

Tiger Woods Chooses Diapers Over Birdies

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:35:00 GMT

New father Tiger Woods will be skipping this weeks Buick Open in order to be home with his family. Wife Elin gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Sam Alexis, on June 18 and Woods is choosing to miss the PGA tournament for the first time since 2001 in order to help out with baby duties. Wait'll the guys in the locker room hear about this.

Do they have locker rooms in golf? What the hell is a birdie, anyways? And why DO they wear such bad pants? Sorry to piss all you golfers off, but I prefer the sport when it's played on a mini-course adjacent to a nachos stand and where the third hole is hit through a spinning windmill.

Fore! Tiger Woods' Baby Is Here!

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:46:00 GMT

Tiger Woods and his wife Elin welcomed their baby daughter on Monday morning. Sam Alexis Woods is the first child for the couple, and Woods wrote on his website that “Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully.” This was a nice consolation prize for Woods who, less than twenty-four hours earlier had finished second at the U.S. Open on Father’s Day.

Woods had said that he would miss the upcoming British Open, which starts on July 19, if it interfered with the birth of his child. It looks like he won't have to now.

Although, I wonder how hard it is to sink a putt on only two hours of sleep and with a Baby Bjorn strapped to your chest?

Tiger Woods May Miss British Open: His Unborn Baby Will Thank Him Later.

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:15:00 GMT

Play golf or be present for the birth of your first child? It's a dilemma that has plagued men for centuries, along with the question "Why can't I wear socks with my sandals?" Tiger Woods has at least solved the golf question, when he made it clear that he may skip the British Open which starts on July 19. His wife, Elin is due to give birth in July, and Woods says family comes first. "Being there for the birth is the most important thing - not a golf tournament. If Elin is going to have the baby during the week of The Open, I don't go. It's that simple." Now here's a guy who would never think of wearing socks with sandals.

Woods doesn't rule out playing in the tournament completely. "My intention is to play...but I really don't know what is going to happen. Hopefully, the baby will be healthy and will arrive on time. But at the moment, I cannot be certain about my schedule." I'm happy about Woods' choice, but he wouldn't be the first man to miss the birth of his child. I used to work with a woman who's husband missed the birth of their son because he was...with his girlfriend. You should have seen him try and change those diapers with two broken arms and a swollen black eye! And Woods would at least have the chance to bring home a big stack of money and not just a bad case of crabs.

Here's hoping for a happy healthy birth for baby Woods. Tiger, women everywhere (and okay, a few men) applaud you.

[photo: msnbc.com]