Is Tiger Woods Finished? Sponsors Take 'Wait-and-See' Approach Amid Cascading Revelations

Well the scandalous revelations on Tiger Woods seem to come out by the hour now. Responding to my post this morning, my good friend Carolyn Tackett has written on Tiger Woods' accelerating meltdown, "Can't Get Any Worse for Tiger? How About Naked Pictures?":

I'm not sure if Tiger is suffering from a maturity problem, an ego problem, or a he's just plain nuts problem but surely he would have to know that nude photos of someone of his fame and wealth would not stay hidden forever. In my humble opinion, ain't no flippin way he's coming back from this.

You know the power of redemption, and America's love for the comeback story, but I'd put my money with Carolyn. It's not just the infidelity, but the stupidity, and now the sheer sleaziness of it all. Fox News has a report out on Woods' dirty text messages to Jaimee Grubbs, Excerpts from Tiger Woods' dirty text messages to Jaimee Grubbs." Just one passage for a glimpse into Tiger's world:

October 18, 2009

Tiger: send me something very naughty

Jaimee: some things are worth waiting for lol ... besides im at work

Tiger: go to the bathroom and take it

Jaimee: haha ur too much

That's apparently a request for "sext" messages.

In any case, there's more, from US Weekly, "WORLD EXCLUSIVE: E-mails reveal Tiger loved his mistress":

Tiger Woods’ devastated wife, Elin Nordegren, may be trying to ease the pain of her husband’s hurtful indiscretions by reminding herself that the growing list of buxom nightclub hostesses and waitresses were just hookups. But, in fact, Tiger committed the ultimate act of betrayal — he fell in love with one of his mistresses.

In Touch can exclusively reveal that the woman originally at the center of the storm, party promoter Rachel Uchitel, was more than a fling to Tiger. They weren’t just having sex — they were in a relationship. “Tiger told her he would divorce his wife for her,” an insider says. In fact, hundreds of secret e-mails between the two show that not only was the superstar athlete over the moon for Rachel, he desperately wanted to leave Elin and their two kids to be with her.

Also, from Hollywood Gossip, "Tiger Woods: Really Falling For Rachel Uchitel!"

"I want you to lay next to me, on me, wherever you want to lay. F***! Why didn’t we find each other years ago. We wouldn’t be having this conversation.” - Tiger Woods

See also, OK Magazine, "

World Exclusive: Rachel Uchitel Shares Her Side of Tiger Woods Story."
Meanwhile, the professional fallout continues. See The Hill, "Lawmaker Drops Push to Give Tiger Woods Congressional Gold Medal."

But check the Wall Street Journal, "For Tiger Woods's Sponsors, It's Wait and See."