As Tiger Woods looks for his first major win in 2007 at this week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Ok. –which would follow his crushing victory this past weekend at WGC Bridgestone Invitational – we’re wondering when he’ll ultimately bring his international design skills to the States. Why, you ask?
Woods debuted his creative prowess when he started his golf course design company last year, signing a $25 million contract to build a luxury course in Dubai, U.A.E. Which is about 10-fold more than what he’d make in the States. Other major golfers such as Ernie Els and Sergio Garcia already have courses in the Dubai area.
Little known to most in the States is that Tiger has already launched other design ventures that were independent of his golfing, the golf industry, and some entirely devoid of sports theme altogether. I tracked a few down:
The Tiger Woods Wood Bike - They were big hit in Denmark. After selling 100,000 of these speed demons, kids began to complain of deep ass splinters and the product was pulled. The excessive inventory was bought by the U.S. military at $500/unit and shipped to Iraq where troops were able to give them away to children there. Tiger only netted $2.5 million on the venture. U.S. taxpayers lost $50 million.
“Tiger Jammie” Spandex. The Indians fell for the sleep gear and now wear it out on the town. India loves tigers. Apparently they love spandex and dressing like tigers too. Weird “Tiger Jammie” bars have been opening in-and-around New Delhi where kinky Indians eat a lot of curry and emmulate sexual tiger acts. Tiger has since discontinued this product line and disassociated himself from its use.
The Flaming Tiger Golf T. This airy half-shirt was Tiger’s attempt at luring the homosexual golfer to Tiger’s brand of gear. He sold exactly 18 shirts. They were actually re-purposed into waiter outfits at a gay-bar in Manhattan called “I’ll be Your Birdie”. Needless to day, Tiger foray into this niche market is over.
