Infidelity Happens: Should we really punish Tiger so much for bringing the wood?

Its a long par 5 to forgiveness, and for golfing sensation Tiger Woods, this may well be the toughest hole he's played in his entire career.

Just type in his name on YouTube and you might be surprised at what you find. Surprised, that is, if you have been hiding under a rock for the last two months.

The popular website is overflowing with videos in which people 'bash' the superstar for his moral wrongdoing. I actually had to do a detailed search just to get a video of Woods actually golfing, and what’s worse, the barrage of negativity that has fallen upon him shows no signs of slowing down, as everyone in the world thinks that you and I, the consumers, want to know their take on the situation.

With new media surfacing daily dealing with his infidelity, it's going to take a lot more than a good golf swing for Tiger to get out of the woods this time, as Americans seem hard-pressed to let him get back to living his life.

But why is it that we care so much about his cheating? Did he cheat on us as fans? Did he not give it his all in every competition that we watched him play? It seems to me that the only thing fans love more than cheering on their favorite athletes is watching them fall from grace. Why is it that we are so surprised by his actions, its not like this is something we haven't seen before.

Wayne Gretzky did it, as did Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and no, I am not talking about winning championships here. These superstars have something in common with Tiger in that, yes, they are professional athletes, but more importantly (at least in the media's eyes) they have all cheated on their wives and been publicly scorned for it. The three also, however, stand testament to the fact that time does in fact heal all wounds...time and a hefty amount of cash.

Namely the only difference between their stories and Tiger's, aside from the number of mistresses, is the fact that Tiger stands to lose a great deal more than any of them, and he isn't the only one taking a blow to the pocketbook.

According to ESPN, Nike stands to lose somewhere in the market of 400 million dollars this year due to the scandal. The PGA will suffer too, as Tiger accounted for roughly 40% of their total revenue through merchandising and endorsements.

It seems to me that the only ones benefiting from this whole thing are the employees at the sex addiction clinic that Tiger recently was reported to have checked in to.

I’d like to say that Tiger's wife could benefit from it due to the settlement check she will likely see should divorce papers get filed, but the shame and embarrassment she has faced from all of this, added to the prospect of seeing her family fall apart before her eyes is not something I would ever call a win.

I almost feel inclined to go as far as saying that she could potentially be the cause for all of this. Maybe she is a terrible lay, or maybe she just didn't put out enough. Regardless of the cause, its time to let it all go and move on to more important things, like when Platte Valley will be able to start selling their micro-brews to their slews of thirsty patrons.

In the sports world, big name stars are synonymous with infidelity and scandal, and society seems ready to point a finger at the drop of the pants.

I say pants or no, it's about time we stop concerning ourselves with their home lives and start let our athletes do what they do best…entertain.