The world’s most famous athlete has handled himself with grace, professionalism and dignity, even if his air punching does go a little overboard sometimes. I swear he and his caddy Steve Williams are going to knock each other’s teeth out one day.

I doubt any athlete has been under the media spotlight more than Tiger and, to my knowledge, he has not put a foot wrong.

So why does the big fellow have to spit?

I hate to see any sportsman spitting on TV.

I brought this point up again the other day when some mates and I were watching the Knights playing the Dragons at WIN stadium.

One of the Newcastle forwards let a golly go that would have drowned a small dog.

I said that was disgraceful but was admonished by my mate who told me that it was just part of the game.

Now I have played football, soccer, cricket, tennis, golf, baseball, even marbles (I didn’t say I was a professional at all of them) and despite the fact that I have spat more than my share of dummies, I have never had the urge to let fly with a parcel of phlegm.

The only sport I can think of that spitting would be a necessary part of the game would be... in fact, I can’t think of one.

I know golf has become a more powerful and athletic game with most of the players looking like they could drop the clubs and beat Guy Leach in his next Iron Man race, but does that mean we have to watch them spray saliva all over the fairways. There are watering systems in place now guys!

If Tiger keeps spurting mucus onto some of the most famous golf courses in the world, I can see a day when I’ll have to incorporate the art of tactical golly-ing into my junior golf clinics.

"Now kids, before you take your stance to shoot, always make sure to check the wind direction and where your caddy is standing."

Tiger, please, for the sake of the children, stop spitting.

On a totally different tack, wasn’t it great to see Aussie golfer Scott Strange win again on the European Tour.

Last June, Strange proved that he wasn’t just an Asian Tour specialist when he took out the Celtic Wales Open.

That week he actually was playing under severe emotional stress with his sister Natalie battling cervical cancer.

It was a battle she would lose shortly afterwards, which understandably put a stop to the West Australian’s career for a time.

The victory in the Volvo Open in Beijing has confirmed that Scott is back and is dealing with his emotions very well.

Good stuff, Scott.