I don't know why he's surprised at the negative reaction. The golf world doesn't want to deal with racism at all. When you put it in their face, they can't pretend like it doesn't exist and they will turn on you for that. Golfweek noose elicits strong reaction - Yahoo! News "The editor of Golfweek magazine said he was overwhelmed by negative reaction to the photo of a noose on the cover of this week's issue, illustrating a story about the suspension of a Golf Channel anchor for using the word 'lynch' in an on-air discussion about how to beat Tiger Woods."
