UPDATE: Ben Crane and Charles Warren claim they were never interviewed and did not say the comments attributed to them. Click HERE for more.
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Life & Style observes that numerous golfers have harshly criticized Tiger Woods in light of his burgeoning scandal. The magazine highlights Jesper Parnevik's criticism of Woods, a blistering string of comments in which he said he hopes Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, "uses a driver next time instead of a 3-iron," regarding her reported use of golf clubs on Woods' SUV.
But Parnevik isn't the only golfer speaking out. Ben Crane said Woods is "a phony and a fake and he can't retain that squeaky-clean endorsement deal any longer." Charles Warren weighed in as well, saying Nordegren "should not stay with" Woods. See the full press release below, and more info about Woods in this week's edition of Life & Style.
For the time being, Tiger Woods' major sponsors -- including Nike and Tag Heuer -- haven't dropped him. But things could change in the wake of a messy, public divorce. In fact, many of Tiger's colleagues in the golf world have already made up their minds about the situation -- and wasted no time badmouthing their former friend. Jesper Parnevik, the Swedish golfer who introduced Elin, then his kids' nanny, to Tiger, has said he regrets doing so. "We probably thought he was a better guy than he is," Parnevik said.
Ben Crane, a PGA player, has even harsher words. "This is no surprise to anyone who knows Tiger," Crane tellsLife & Style. "He's a phony and a fake and he can't retain that squeaky-clean endorsement deal any longer." Crane also believes Elin may have known about Tiger's other women. "She's no fool," Crane says, adding that perhaps Elin "turned a blind eye because of the money and the kids and the lifestyle he provides."
PGA golfer Charles Warren agrees that it may have been more than love that attracted Elin to Tiger but that she should definitely leave him in light of what's happened. "She was very young when Jesper introduced them," Warren tells Life & Style. "She had stars in her eyes and maybe dollar signs too. But no, she should not stay with him. What kind of message would that send to her sister and mother and all the women out there? That your husband can be a bastard but as long as he makes the deal worthwhile, you'll stay?"
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