Irene Folstrom, a woman who probably knows Tiger Woods better than most, has come out to defend the golfer in the media. Folstrom was Woods' college girlfriend, dating him for a year and a half. She recently wrote an article for Golf.com, stating that Tiger was a "great boyfriend" during their relationship.

She also made reference to spending time with Tiger's mother, and claims that they had a relatively normal sexual relationship. She also wrote that she could say "with certainty that he was faithful during the time we dated."

Folstrom's article provides an important and intriguing counter to the mostly negative media coverage that Tiger Woods has received in mainstream America. For some reason, most of us forgot that a large percentage of celebrities have affairs, and that it can be incredibly uncomfortable to have your entire sex life thrown out in front of millions of people.

Although Tiger's behavior hasn't been much more deviant than many other celebrities or political figures, his transgressions led us down a path of conversation about sexual addiction and even comparisons to O.J. Simpson.

What's worse is that many across America have completely ignored the fact that some believe his wife may have been trying to assault him with a golf club on the night of his accident. Had Tiger been caught allegedly chasing his wife with a golf club, we would have had a hard time seeing him as the victim.


Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.