While it's hard to condone Woods (getting caught) philandering, his impact on golf is equal to that made by any sport an in their field, whether it's Ali in boxing, Federer in tennis, Pele in football or Jordan in basketball. He single handedly opened the sport to general public interest, became a crossover start and redefined how the game was played and courses were redesigned.

Watching him now is a bit like seeing Roy Jones scuffling around a ring in some backwater against a guy who couldn't have laced his boots, or Ali being beaten to the punch by Trevor Berbick.