Enough Already! “Golfweek” uses Noose to Illustrate Tilghman Story
It’s the story that just won’t go away. Two weeks ago, Golf Channel anchor, Kelly Tilghman was suspended from her broadcasting duties after an offensive off-hand remark that young players on the tour should “lynch” Tiger Woods in order to replace him as the top player on the tour. It was rarely obvious that she didn’t mean to offend, but her choice of words was certainly unfortunate.
Now just when the brouhaha about her gaffe is dying done, Golfweek Magazine, in reporting the Tilghman story, Golfweek Magazine uses a noose on the cover of its January 19 edition and on its Web site to illustrate the Tilghman story. Popular opinion forced the magazine to issue a formal apology and to remove the graphic from its Web site Friday morning. In addition, the parent company of Golfweek, Turnstile Publishing, announced that the editor responsible for the cover has been replaced.
Is everyone done sticking their feet in their mouths? Can we get back to talking about golf?