OPINION: Tiger's public apology over infidelity unnecessary

Some things defy logic never mind how you look at it.
Yes, Tiger Woods is an adulterer. He isn't the first one in the sporting world and, dare I say it, he won't be the last.
More importantly, what does it say about the multitudes of women who clung to him like a bad smell, knowing he was married with two children.
It surprises me the tabloids haven't gathered sordid details about these scavengers to whet the idiot culture's appetite. The women's parents must be proud of raising such fine specimens.
But then who is to say it's the parents' fault for the simple reason that children inevitably make that transition into adulthood to take responsibility for their own actions.
You have to marvel someone such as the Dalai Lama who reportedly had not heard of Woods while trying to explain to the media the virtues of his religious beliefs.
What? Never heard of Woods? Where does this saffron garb-clad bloke hang out?
To be lost in one's mantra in such a material world deserves some sort of plaudit.
That Woods engaged in extramarital affairs is hardly a poor reflection on Buddhism. Neither is it because his late father, Earl Woods, spent too much time teaching him how to swing a club rather than schooling him on the ABCs of life.
For goodness sake, stop the rot about crucifying his caddy, Steve Williams. The New Zealander, albeit a bosom pal, carried his clubs, not his life's tribulations.
I must confess it did surprise me when it was first reported Woods was smitten on meeting fellow professional golfer Jasper Parnevik's then babysitter, Elin Nordegren. It was even more astonishing to find out he was marrying the beautiful Swede in a relatively short time, considering not long before that, blonde babes wearing nothing but lipstick and flimsy G-strings were trying to distract him as he read his lie on the greens.
The bottom line is he should never have married so early. An apprentice in the game of life, Woods needed to tame the fairways of the man-made gardens of Eden first, as it were.
If the people perceived him to be a saint then that's their problem. I simply marvelled at what he could do with his irons and drivers every time he sent a dimpled titanium into orbit.
I certainly didn't rush out to buy a razor blade, wristwatch or some fancy wheels because Woods promoted it on TV.
Anyone who tries to convince me that every child who grew up wanting to play the game because the planet's best golfer inspired him is now destined to follow his adulterous footsteps has lost the plot.
Frankly, the American doesn't owe anyone any explanations except for the select few he chooses.
Countless PGA professionals who are trying to bully him into so-called public accountability over his infidelity also have hidden agendas.
Any PGA and Open titles up for grabs from now until when Woods returns to the circuit, for me, will be nothing but hollow claims to fame.
They want him back and so do those who claim TV ratings won't take a hiding. I certainly haven't watched any golf on TV since Woods' self-imposed exile for the past few months.
I have had a good laugh or two at the standard emails on Woods jokes but, really, is it okay for a woman to try to kill her husband because she caught him cheating? I can't see the women's refuge buying that argument.
Woods' extramarital affairs have served many purposes.
If anything, it must make spouses of superstars wonder what they are up to while on the road. Budding athletes will also think twice about relationships and marriages.
I can almost picture the Wags (Wives and girlfriends of sportspeople) drawing up a watertight plan of action for the touring Australian cricketers who arrived here yesterday on an untimely faux pas.
``To be honest, we haven't had a huge amount of sex ... umm ... success the last two times we've travelled here,'' Aussie coach Tim Nielsen told a media conference in Wellington before tomorrow's first Twenty20 match against the Black Caps.
With retired spin bowler Shane Warne's escapades of the yesteryear, who can blame the tabloids.
On a parting note and with a sheepish grin, Nielsen implored: ``Could you wipe the sex bit, I don't really want the wife hearing that.''
Oops, too late, but he can rest assured cricket lovers who have lives won't be demanding public apologies.