Where's Ari Fleischer When You Need Him? Tiger U.S. Open Edition

The reviews are in and Tiger's not exactly winning over the hired weepers with his post round comments. Mark Cannizzaro in the New York Post:

Woods' propensity to blame every other element around him but himself becomes a tiring listen, too.

After his poor round on Thursday, he ripped into the Pebble Beach greens, calling them "awful."

It's true that other players, who didn't publicly voice their displeasure, felt the same way. But Woods bringing it up so emphatically painted him as a petulant loser.

Then after Sunday's round, Woods issued a couple of thinly veiled second-guesses of his caddie, Steve Williams, on club selection.

Woods makes you wonder whether, when his scorned wife Elin cleared a bunch of her things out of their house when she opted to separate, she didn't leave any mirrors behind.

Shaun Murphy noted this about his television hits:

His actions after the U.S. Open also won’t send more sponsors seeking him out. He was unusually brief with his post round television interview. Television partners are a big part of major championship golf and if the participants aren’t going to play the PR game, ultimately they are going to hurt themselves. Ratings will eventually decline and the television contract won’t be as lucrative, lowering purses.

People want to root for Woods, but he’s giving them more and more reasons not to. Be humble, take responsibility for your actions and the public will start to buy into the new Tiger Woods. So far, he’s just reverted back to his old and familiar ways.

And Ron Kroichick pretty much says the image rehab isn't working on all fronts, including this one:

One last point: When Woods was asked if he was surprised a more marquee player didn't win the Open, the gracious move would have included congratulating McDowell. Phil Mickelson fielded virtually the same question by saying McDowell is a solid player and his peers weren't surprised he won.

Woods pointed to the USGA's Mike Davis as giving "more guys the chance to win. It's more open now, with the graduated rough and being firm and fast like this."