TIGER WOODS - TIGER IS TOO COSTLY FOR GM

TIGER IS TOO COSTLY FOR GM

General Motors is not exactly teed off at Tiger Woods, but in order to getitself out of the rough, it has fired Woods as its spokesman. In astatement, the auto maker indicated that the parting was amicable -- that itwanted to cut costs and that Woods wanted to spend more time with hisfamily. Woods's agent told the Wall Street Journal that he doesn'texpect to sign the golfer up with another car maker anytime soon. However,he did suggest that Woods will no longer be seen alongside a golf bag withthe Buick logo. "We'll look for a replacement on the golf bag and go fromthere," Steinberg told the Journal. Woods's deal with GM wasreportedly worth $8 million.

26/11/2008