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Fans React to Ongoing Tiger Woods Drama

Fans React to Ongoing Tiger Woods Drama - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 3:53PM EST

Reported by: Kyla Campbell
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 @ 03:53pm EST
TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY -- "The first one, I was shocked. The third one, I still couldn't believe it. And by the ninth, it was unbelievable."

Those words coming out of Rich Bouselli's mouth would typically be about amazing tee shots Tiger Woods made on the golf course. But these days, he's talking about the number of alleged affairs Woods had while married.

"I was shocked to hear about it, and I think the rest of the world was, too," said Bouselli of Taylor, who owns the bar and restaurant at the Pine Hills Country Club.

Golfers at the club were all ears Tuesday morning, taking in the latest information on the Tiger Woods saga. Around 2:30 in the morning, authorities say a woman was taken from Woods' Florida home and was later reported to be on life support.

Ralph Taylor of West Scranton says he's not interested in the storyline. He says he never cared about Tiger's personal life before, and doesn't plan to start now.

"As far as golfing goes, I'll keep watching. He's the greatest golfer that ever lived," said Taylor, who understands where others are coming from. "He'll have to suffer repercussions and consequences for his decisions."

Ron Evans of Taylor isn't sure whether he'll slice or hook --

"I have mixed feelings," said Evans. "He's a good golfer, but you lose some respect for him."

"Tiger Woods is probably the best golfer ever," said Bouselli. "Now, these stories are out in the media. He made bad decisions, and now he'll have to pay the price."