12/12/2009

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Tiger Woods to take a sabbatical to focus on family.

Morgan Ribar

Everyone in pro golf just made a sigh of relief. Tiger Woods has made the smartest decision for his career in the past few weeks. Woods is finally taking a break from his career, putting it on pause for a while.  
  
Still, even with his break pending, everyone is wondering what this break will mean for the rest of his career. If he takes a few months off, will the issues settle, or will he come back and make an even bigger fool of himself than he already has? The fact that the best professional golf player in the world who was previously one of the most respected figures in athletic history has been turned into a laughingstock because of his mindless, reckless behavior has everyone associated with the sport up in arms.  
  
The PGA Tour has been left to wonder that if Woods came back for tournaments, whether his personal life would interfere with his athletic life. The integrity of the game is at stake as well as his family life. Luckily, this decision to take a break will let things settle a bit.