Tag Heuer continues to sponsor Tiger Woods
December 14, 2009
GENEVA (AP)—Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Monday it will continue itsassociation with Tiger Woods despite the golfer’s alleged infidelities.
Company spokeswoman Mariam Sylla said the sponsorship is unchanged becauseWoods remains the world’s best golfer and Tag Heuer does not care about hisprivate life.
“We will continue,” Sylla told The Associated Press. “He’s the best inhis domain.”
“We respect his performance in the sport,” she said, adding that Woods’personal life is “not our business.”
Tag Heuer has been sponsoring Woods since 2002. Financial details of theagreement have not been announced.
Tag Heuer’s comment came a day after global consulting firm Accenture Ltd.became the first major sponsor to announce it was cutting ties with Woods.
Woods announced Friday he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to work onhis marriage after allegations of infidelity surfaced in recent weeks.
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