I've never liked golf that much—maybe to play, but other than that, no.

I've never really liked Tiger Woods all that much, either.

To tell you the truth, I often got sick of him. I would roll my eyes whenever he was regarded as one of the greatest athletes today.

I then believed—and still do—that golfers and athletes are two different things.

To play golf, you don't have to be a great athlete. You have to work hard, absolutely. But do you really have to have tons of athletic ability?

No.

So I got sick of listening to Tiger get praise from everyone. Of course, there were times when he was criticized, most definitely. But to me, it seemed as if you couldn't escape the endless worship.

But when I heard the news of his late-night car accident, I was curious. It seemed like just a car crash at first, but it didn't take long for me to figure it out.

Something was missing.

There was another piece to the puzzle.  

I soon drew my own conclusion.

Tiger's cheating. Elin finds out one night and starts yelling. Tiger, on some kind of sleeping medicine, isn't fully aware of what's going on. Now, Elin grabs a club, intending to take her hacks. Tiger, even drugged up and drowsy, knows he has to get away, and he gets in his car. Still on the medication, he's not fully in it, and crashes. Elin smashes the back window, attempting to get him out...

Boom. The story's everywhere.

In the next two months or so, it seemed that more and more women came out and admitted to having affairs with Woods. Tiger finally made a public apology this past week, saying he was "deeply sorry for his selfish, foolish behavior."

Just listening to him, it seemed that it was not entirely sincere. Just the sound of his voice gave me that idea. It almost seemed as if someone else had just written it up for him that morning.

At one point, he said, "Elin has shown enormous grace throughout the midst of this ordeal." Then, he put his head down and gave it some kind of shake, as if to give emphasis to the line.

I just was like, "This is bull. Phony!"

Of course, it is easy to see that he is sorry. But how heartfelt was that apology?

Didn't seem like it was that much to me.

It seemed that he spoke in the same tone the entire time. It didn't seem like these were, maybe, his own words. I don't know, but it wasn't entirely sincere.

Now I know what I've said. I do not like Tiger the golfer. Not at all.

But I'm rooting for Tiger the person, who is struggling to get through a painful ordeal.

Why?

Because Tiger is a role model to so many.

I've never tried to be like him—or try to grow up to be like him. But I know that there are many who do look up to him—who do try to be like him.

Other than that, I just feel sorry for him. I just want to see the guy pull his life back together.

So, Tiger, I want you to know that I'm praying and pulling for you. Really.

But that apology wasn't the greatest place to start trying to build it all back up.