EA Sports President Peter Moore posted a statement on his blog that EA are still launching Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online as 75,000 people have already played the game in a closed beta within the past eight months. EA reps have said the company is aiming to launch the title within the next two weeks.
Despite Tigers Woods’ recent scandal it seems EA is still backing the golfing legend and is trying to keep his private life separate from his golfing career.
“Our relationship with Tiger has always been rooted in golf,” said Moore. “We didn’t form a relationship with him so that he could act as an arm’s length endorser. Far from it. We chose to partner with Tiger in 1997 because we saw him as the world’s best, most talented and exciting golfer. We struck that partnership with the assumption that he would remain near or at the top of his sport for years to come.”
Moore continued, “By his own admission, [Woods has] made some mistakes off the course. But regardless of what’s happening in his personal life, and regardless of his decision to take a personal leave from the sport, Tiger Woods is still one of the greatest athletes in history.”
This may be a small indication that we will continue to see Tiger Woods PGA Tour games from EA, even though a lot of the golfer’s other endorsement deals pulled out following the scandal.
