TIGER WOODS DROPS HUGHES NORTON, BUT REMAINS WITH IMG

          IMG Golf Division head Alistair Johnston confirmed on
     Tuesday that Tiger Woods has "severed his relationship" with
     agent Hughes Norton, according to Doug Ferguson of the AP. 
     Johnston said that Woods will remain as an IMG client "way
     beyond the next five years."  Johnston: "We are in a
     transition mode with respect to the executive team assigned
     to Tiger" (AP, 10/14).  On CNN/SI.com, Jaime Diaz quotes
     Tiger's father, Earl as saying, "The decision came down to a
     fundamental difference.  For Hughes, the dollar is almighty. 
     For Tiger, money is not that important.  And Hughes
     underestimated Tiger's personal growth and his grasp of his
     own business. ... I think we'll see a different Tiger now" 
     Diaz: "According to sources, Woods felt he had been
     overcommitted in business deals, and had lost faith in the
     direction Norton wanted to take him" (CNN/SI.com, 10/14).