Annie Leibovitz Photographs Tiger Woods for Vanity Fair Cover
Annie Leibovitz photographed Tiger Woods for the new Vanity Fair cover before his sex scandal broke but the intense cover photograph seems fitting for Tiger Woods' current predicament. About the photograph Annie Leibovitz says, "Tiger is an intensely competitive athlete – and quite serious about his sport. I wanted to reveal that in these photos. And to show his incredible focus and dedication."
The accompanying cover story for Vanity Fair is written by Buzz Bissinger. He calls Tiger's fall from his pedestal "one of the greatest recorded drops in popularity of any nonpolitical figure." In the article, Buzz Bissinger tackles the question of whether Tiger Woods will ever return to golf.
"The swirling question is if, and when, he will return to golf. Most observers think he will, but with companies such as Accenture, Gillette, and Tag Heuer basically fleeing for the hills, he would simply be a golfer trying to win a tournament. His focus is such that he can likely still win, whatever the insanity surrounding him, but life will be different. Donald Trump thinks he will come back 'bigger than ever,' a sure sign the opposite will happen."
Tiger can't return bigger than he was because his wholesome pre-scandal image has already been ruined. The best Tiger can hope for is to regain something of what he has lost and play the game of golf very well again. You can see a very large image of the cover photo here on vanityfair.com.
