Why We Shouldn't Cry For Elin Woods

Elin Woods, Mrs Tiger, has been awarded a 750 million dollar settlement for her husband's infidelity, which should soften the emotional blow. The news on the radio is that she was given a little extra if she agreed to never speak publicly about their marriage. In May 2009 Forbes estimated Tiger's net worth at 600 million, and he lost a lot of endorsement money thus far in 2010 (and sat out the second half of 2009 with a knee injury). It appears on the surface that she has taken just about all of his money. That does seem excessive, especially considering Tiger was a more dominant golfer before the two were married. Unlike Mrs Michael Jordan, Elin can't claim any credit for any of the career success her husband had.

If Tiger just agreed to give away most of his material wealth as an act of penance, should we change our opinion of the man?