Move over Scottie Pippen, you’ve got company in the pantheon of great cheapskate athletes. Tiger Woods, a man who will likely be the first athlete to hit $1 billion in earnings within five years, doesn’t ever tip, either.
(This is Tiger’s money! Not for you!)
According to the NEW YORK POST’s PAGE SIX MAGAZINE, which has essentially become America’s answer to Britain’s worst tabloid gossip rags, Woods is so notorious for not adding any gratuity that it’s cost him members of his entourage, something which, evidently, doesn’t bother him at all:
“Whenever Tiger was in Las Vegas, there was a woman who would hang out with his group, sort of as a local guide,” says our source. “They would have a great time but Tiger never tips. Ever. She had to stop going out with him because it would cost her three or four hundred bucks every time they went out, since she had to keep tipping for him. Even though he paid the bill, people knew her, so [to not leave a gratuity] would reflect badly on her.“
Big shock. Tiger is richer than God, but he tips like an 80-year-old intent on cashing in on the early bird special. As if we didn’t see that coming from a guy who took an endorsement from Oldsmobile.
This all might seem callous, but it’s also a prudent financial decision, provided you care less what the rest of the world thinks of you. That, on the other hand, might not be the best financial decision for Woods, considering the fact that his image earns him some 10-times what he makes on the golf course itself.
That’s where Tiger’s trouble comes in. While he’s done plenty in the public eye to help charities and his own personal causes — funding Stanford’s new basketball court, to name one — it’s often the little things that people hold on to when determining a celebrity’s public image. Hey, there’s nothing smaller than tipping, and cheaping out waitstaffs could be just the kind of taint that American sports’ golden boy doesn’t need.
In fact, that would be a really interesting sociological experiment: Which athlete could recover from their respective taint more seamlessly: Michael Phelps from toking the ganja or Tiger Woods from being a cheapskate? It may sound crazy, but we’d probably pick Phelps. After all, if “youthful indiscretions” work for a president, it’s got to work for a swimmer, right?
7:28 pm on February 2nd, 2009
Wow, that source must be good!! THat girl was a groupie who should pay Tiger for being in his entourage…$400 for what,one night out or two-for the year…who cares??? Tell me why they give stars all the freebies at the Oscars worth thousands of dollars???
7:36 pm on February 2nd, 2009
Tiger could at least tip in Nike certificates.
7:37 pm on February 2nd, 2009
Tiger's got a wife and kid to support! He can't just go around tipping hard-working waiters & waitresses.
7:39 pm on February 2nd, 2009
According to the NEW YORK POST’s PAGE SIX MAGAZINE, which has essentially become America’s answer to Britain’s worst tabloid gossip rags,
You make it sound like this is a brand new revelation.
9:09 pm on February 2nd, 2009
guys, jordan, woods, ewing, they never ever tip.., ask the guys at borgata in atlantic city., make guys in spa bring them everything., but they never get a dime from them.., what is common thread to the 3 guys listed above??
8:38 am on February 3rd, 2009
No surprise. St. Eldrick doesn't tip because there's no fawning, man-crush commentator nearby to gush, "Noone does it better!"
10:05 am on February 3rd, 2009
Here's a tip: Don't believe everything you read, especially if it's printed on Page Six of the New York Post.
11:25 am on February 3rd, 2009
All those athletes never tip.
"You can take the brother out of the qhetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the brother"
They make millions and leave waiters like me 10%
Bitches!!!!!!!!!
2:01 pm on February 3rd, 2009
Settle down chief.
There are white people who don't tip either. I've worked in restaurants. Go to West Virginia and see how well you get tipped.
classlessness comes in every shape and color…
4:50 pm on February 3rd, 2009
yeah, well, go to west virginia and see if you make it out alive…dont get in the canoe!
9:34 pm on February 3rd, 2009
I'm a cocktail waitress at a cigar bar in Baltimore and Ray Lewis is notorious for not tipping. He never tips valets at all and rarely even leaves 10% for his servers, even for private parties!! When Kyle Boller was here he was pretty bad too, often walking out on bills entirely (probably a good thing since he no longer has any income!) On the other hand, Steve Biscotti is a ridiculously good tipper!
9:42 pm on February 3rd, 2009
Tiger Woods, Allen Iverson…doesn't anybody know how to properly treat a wait staff?
12:22 am on February 4th, 2009
I own a service business that serve both black and white clienteles. In general, whites are a lot better tipper than blacks and less demanding. If you compare charitable contribution made between the two groups, black people should be embarrass. Obama is horrible when it comes to charity donation. A black friend of mine told me that black people fight mostly over money.
10:00 pm on September 14th, 2009
Celebs and sports players dont tip because they are used to getting the butts kissed and getting just about everything for free so it doesnt surprise me they dont tip. but dont make it a black or white thing, try to remember there are more than just two races in the world.