Tiger Woods should stop being so precious after criticism and start being more open with media, says Geoff Ogilvy "The resulting backlash against Brandel was... unfair," Ogilvy wrote in Golf World. While he used language that was, in places, too hyperbolic for my taste, the principle of him being able to share with us his expert assessment is too important to be abused. Let's be clear: He isn't employed to give us facts; he is there to offer opinion. So he should be allowed to do so. That's what frustrated me most about this entire affair: the idea that someone in the media should somehow not be able to call it the way he or she sees it. That doesn't sit well with me. It will be intriguing to see if Woods grants the Golf Channel dedicated interviews at this week's World Challenge in California. Woods is the promoter of the event, which benefits his charitable foundation and Golf Channel are one of the broadcast partners. Since the Chamblee saga escalated, Woods has only appeared at the Turkish Airlines Open, where the Telegraph reported that the Woods camp made it clear there would be no one-on-one interviews with the Golf Channel. Ogilvy evidently feels that any boycott would be a mistake. "Much of what went on between Tiger and Brandel could have been avoided if Tiger would give open answers to questions - 'real' interviews, not just 'nothing' interviews," he said. Imagine how much clearer everything could have been if he had sat down after the Masters or the Players or the BMW Championship and run us through exactly what went on and what he was thinking. Woods was hit with two-shot penalties at two of the tournaments cited by Ogilvy. At The Players, Woods was not sanctioned for what some claimed was an erroneous drop after driving into the water. Woods's year began at the Abu Dhabi Championship where he missed the cut because of an illegal drop which incurred a two-shot penalty. On each occasion, Woods's actions came under scrutiny. To Ogilvy, this is all part of a top golfer's lot. Maybe tour players are just too spoiled. Because we are pampered in so many areas of our lives, we perhaps have unrealistic expectations when it comes to the media," Ogilvy wrote. In general we'd be better off not being so precious about what appears in print and on-screen.... I like the notion that the press in all its forms exists to hold tour players accountable for their actions. Journalists and broadcasters should not be mere cheerleaders. There's too much of that in golf right now, to be honest. And not nearly enough untainted honesty.