Monday, November 24, 2008

Buick Bails on Tiger


General Motors announced today that it will end its estimated $7 million a year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods, who was sponsored by Buick for the past nine years. The news should not come as a surprise given that the auto makers were in Washington, D.C. last week looking for a government bailout. Perhaps GM would have more luck asking the largest revenue producer in sports for financial assistance. Or, as my golfing partner John suggests, a reverse sponsorship in which Tiger pays Buick. At least golf fans won’t be subjected to those cheesy Buick commercials.


Hitting range balls while wondering whatever happened to Russ Cochran.


1 comment:

The Rotary Club of Georgetown - Sun City said...

Tiger should just buy the Buick division of GM and be done with it. I wonder if he will have to give back all the Buicks he has in his garage?

As for Russ Cochran: He hung in there on the final day of Champions Tour Q-School to make the top 12 and get a 'conditionally exempt' card for 2009. Without the 3 double bogeys he made in tournament he probably would have been in the top 5. If he doesn't get injured, I predict a Champions Tour win in 2009.