The 2008 golf season is fast approaching….umm, as in this coming weekend on Maui…and the world’s most prolific marketing endorse could actually be more endorsable this coming year.
With his game still peaking, the stiff/robotic Tiger Woods could benefit from his new found fatherhood and more palletable, human image. With daughter Sam and supermodel mommy Elin in tow, Woods could continue to build upon his $100M-a-year empire in ‘08….beyond imaginable heights.
Additionally, although Woods is not playing this opening weekend in Kapalua, many think this could be his most dominate year and could very well rival his 2000 campaign. A possible Grand Slam in 2008?
“For Tiger, it’s the ultimate challenge,” said former British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch. “I think champions like Tiger want to put themselves under the gun. They’re searching for the ultimate goal, and really the only thing left for him is that.” [link]
Colin Montgomerie thinks Woods is getting back to that 2000 level,
“I always feel his best time was in 2000 when he held all four majors at the one time, and I think he’s getting back to that level again,” Montgomerie says. “And who says that 2008 won’t be the time that he does all four, you know? [link]
With Tiger’s first 2008 golf outing coming up at the $5.2 million Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines three-weeks from today — where he’s won three straight titles — we’ll get a glimpse of what could be a historic year for Mr. Woods, family, and pocketbook.
