golf.fanhouse.com - 11/24/2008
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If you're shopping for new vehicles and a certain major championship winner is pushing you towards a Buick, it might be time to rethink your motives.
General Motors is cutting ties with Tiger Woods at the end of the year, in hopes of cutting back costs.
bannedinhollywood.com - 11/24/2008
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DETROIT (AP)—General Motors Corp. said Monday that it
is ending its 9 year endorsement deal with Tiger...
Woods in order to save money for executive pocket lining. The endorsement deal, believed to be worth upwards of $7 million a year, was set to end ...
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Tiger Woods Fired
sports.espn.go.com - 11/25/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
DETROIT -- General Motors is bailing out on
Tiger Woods . Woods, a global icon in sports...
with his 14 major championships, has been carrying the Buick logo on his golf bag for the last nine years and still had one year left on his contract. But General ...
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General Motors Corp. ends nine-year endorsement deal ...
cnbc.com - 11/25/2008
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cnbc.com —
One of the worst deals in sports marketing
will officially come to an end at the end...
of the year. Tiger Woods and Buick. I don’t blame General Motors. I don’t blame Tiger. Both had motives. For the past nine years, General Motors [ GM Loading... ( ) ...
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GM And Tiger: A Bad Endorsement Deal From Very Start - ...
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Dogs That Chase Cars —
As sponsors go, General Motors and Tiger Woods were buddy-buddy up there with Nike and Gatorade. Now, General Motors has decided to drop Woods at the end of this year, a move that could force Tiger to file for bankruptcy since he will be so poor. Or not. One of the two. [FanHouse]
Even After Split, Buick Wants Tiger to Debut at Its Tournament
FanHouse —
... decided to go their separate ways in November. At the time, they cited a struggling economy and the fact that Tiger wanted more time with his family as the main reasons. Now, Buick Invitational tournament director Tom Wilson (not related to Ryan) has been trying everything short of showing up at Tiger's front stoop as a member of a barbershop quartet to try and get ...
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SI.com - Golf 11/24/2008
DETROIT (AP) General Motors Corp. said Monday it is ending its nine-year endorsement deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods as the automaker continues to cut expenses and hoard cash while trying to survive the worst sales downturn in a quarter-century.
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