Tiger Is Expensive

Do you remember when Tiger Woods announced that he'd be hitting up the Australian Masters in November? It was good news for everyone except, well, Australians. The people were upset that they would have to pay taxes for Mr. Woods ridiculously high appearance fee, and now it seems the regular public won't even be able to watch him. Via Local Knowledge ...Now, it seems, that even for $1.5 million, the taxpayers probably won't be able to watch Woods play -- even on television. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that IMG is asking $3 million for broadcast rights, and each of the three commercial networks that could air it on free television say the price is too steep. As of now, it will likely go to a pay TV entity, the newspaper is reporting.Wow, pay-per-view golf? Really? I mean, I know Tiger is a superstar and all, but would you really pay to watch him tee it up in a tournament that isn't a major? I feel pretty bad for the Australian public. While Tiger seems to ...