sportsbybrooks.com - 1/9/2008
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“Critical Fanatic” at FANIQ.com has the video most of us haven’t seen - Kelly Tilghman making her inadvisable crack about “ lynching ” Tiger Woods.
The post also has launches this amusing blast: ” If you had Kelly Tilghman in your ‘First Female Member of Augusta Pool,’ go ahead and pat yourself on the back . ”
We now know our ...
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The Kelly Tilghman Video
Intentional Foul —
... impression when, discussing Tiger’s dominance with Nick Faldo, suggested the younger golfers should, “Lynch him in a back alley.” Needless to say, Tilghman’s mic’d brilliance didn’t go over very well.
Embracing the damage control reaction, Tilghman issued an apology to Woods and being the media savvy individual he is, Tiger let her off the hook by saying her comments were a non-issue.
Anyway, here’s the video, courtesy of SbB (via FanIQ). It was said both chuckled awkwardly, but ...
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weblogs.cltv.com 1/9/2008 — Why isn’t the Golf Channel firing, or at the very least disciplining anchor Kelly Tilghman?
I’m wondering why she would use the word “lynch” in a professional conversation? When most reasonable people hear the word lynch, it brings up images from the 40s, 50s, 60s, etc. of African-Americans in the south hanging from nooses.
Tilghman Suspended 2 Weeks
ap.google.com 1/10/2008 — Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should "lynch him in a back alley."
Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman owes her career to Tiger Woods for accepting apology
travelgolf.com 1/10/2008 — Everything would have turned out a lot different for the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman if Tiger Woods hadn't taken it upon himself to try and make her "lynch" remarks go away.
Tilghman has to know that. She has to know that being a friend of Tiger's, on the fringe of his inner circle, saved her from herself.
Keep Tilghman’s mistake in context
golfweek.com 1/9/2008 — Before this little non-story that has led to the unnecessary two-week suspension of Kelly Tilghman grows more legs than a catepillar, allow me to weigh in with two words learned at an age when people put caterpillars in jars: Stop it. Sure, Kelly ...
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SI.com - Golf 1/9/2008
After winning the Masters in 1997 for his first major, Tiger Woods said winning the Grand Slam was a matter of winning the right four tournaments. He changed his tune by the end of the year, when he failed to record a top 10 in the other majors.
Golf Channel anchor suspended 2 weeks (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - Golf News 1/10/2008
Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should "lynch him in a back alley." Tilghman was laughing during the exchange Friday with analyst Nick ...
TILGHMAN BANNED 2 WEEKS —
NY Post: Sports 1/10/2008
HONOLULU - Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks yesterday for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should "lynch him in a back alley." Tilghman, golf's first female anchor, was laughing...
