Charles Barkley and John Daly Offer Advice to Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is receiving public and probably unsolicited advice from two unlikely sources as he deals with the fallout of his mysterious car accident and rumors of an affair with Rachel Uchitel. John Daly and Charles Barkley, two have had more than their share of issues in their personal lives, are urging Tiger Woods to come clean and tell the world exactly what happened the night he crashed his car and what some of the contributing factors may have been.

Even if Tiger Woods is contemplating doing what Barkley and Daly are recommending that he do, it is not clear what exactly he would say. The challenge, it would seem, for Woods is that it may be difficult to explain the circumstances surrounding the car accident without also addressing the rumors about his alleged affair and, perhaps, the state of his marriage to Elin Nordegren Woods.

As it is widely suspected that Tiger Woods' accident may have been at least indirectly caused by an argument he was having with his wife (only about 36 hours after a report broke that the National Enquirer would soon publish a story detailing his alleged affair), it may be impossible for Woods to talk in detail about the accident without at least implicitly acknowledging his infidelity. While Woods may not have a problem talking about careless driving, the fact that his windows were smashed, that he had lacerations on his face and that he and his wife were reportedly arguing just prior to the accident would have to be an integral part of his description of the accident...and this is where it gets tricky for Woods. As the National Enquirer story is published, it could become very obvious to the casual observer as to what Woods and his wife were fighting about.

The entire situation is obviously embarrassing, and potentially expensive, for Woods. While Charles Barkley and John Daly were both major stars, neither was nearly as big as Tiger Woods, nor did either carefully cultivate a squeaky clean image the way Woods has. So while their advice is likely being at least considered by Woods, it may not be a course of action that he wants to, or realistically can, take.

Source: Associated Press, "Daly Calls on Woods to End Speculation", Yahoo.com
Source: New York Post Staff, "Tiger Woods Backs out of Chevron Challenge", NYPost.com