Tiger meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons and apologizes for any offence caused.
"Mark Steinberg" is a sports agent who has been representing top golfers since 1992. He is a partner at Excel Sports Management where he heads the professional golf division. Established in 2002, Excel Sports Management is a full-service sports management and marketing agency representing top athletes in professional basketball, baseball and golf. On June 6, 2011, Tiger Woods announced he would be going to Excel with Steinberg. Since that announcement, Steinberg has continued to build his division, including signing three-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar and Danielle Kang.
Previously, he led the global golf division of the large corporate sports agency IMG (business)/IMG. While there, Steinberg shaped the careers of many golfers, including Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and Annika Sörenstam. Steinberg has represented Tiger Woods since 1998. As the agent for Tiger Woods, Steinberg has been described as "the de facto chief executive of (Tiger's) golf and endorsement empire" and among the "three or four most powerful people in golf". Steinberg has described Mr. Woods as "one of my best friends". Steinberg parted with IMG in May 2011.
Steinberg sits on the following boards; Tiger Woods Foundation Board of Governors, Annika Sörenstam Foundation Board and Cleveland Sports Commission.
More Mark Steinberg on Wikipedia.Everyone saw how Tiger felt this week struggling with the flu and he just can't shake it. He feels awful. This is an event he loves to play in and strives to win.
It's not a typical year with his father's health, so we've literally not decided anything past Augusta. He usually takes off a few weeks after the Masters, so we'll sit down then and decide what he's going to do for the rest of the year.
He feels awful. This is an event he loves to play and strives to win... his home-town tournament.
I look at it like Mercedes. Not everyone has it, but the ones who do don't mind spending more for the quality.
Tiger doesn't want to pull out of any event, ever, much less the Nissan Open in his hometown.
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