Upcoming SI Shoot To Cast Actor Depicting Tiger Woods As Jesus

Multiple blogs and news sources, including the Toronto Globe & Mail's Web site, are picking up a report originally posted on tigerwoodsisgod.com that says Sports Illustrated is planning for an upcoming issue a cover photo depicting Tiger Woods as Jesus Christ in a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Look-alikes of golfers including Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Fred Couples will reportedly be at a photo shoot in L.A. next month. The Nicklaus look-alike will depict Peter, who three times denied knowing Jesus, and a Fuzzy Zoeller look-alike will portray Judas, presumably a reference to Zoeller's suggestion that fried chicken or collard greens may be served at Woods' Champion's Dinner at The Masters in '98. An SI spokesperson said he could neither confirm nor deny the report, but did acknowledge that the magazine was "planning a thematic act around the Champions Dinner" this year. The alleged call sheet picked up by various blogs lists Drew Gardner as the photographer. Melissa Hennessy, a spokesperson for the London-based photographer, confirmed that he had been hired by SI to conduct the shoot (THE DAILY).