Tiger Woods, in preparing for his return to golf at the Masters on April 8th, gave two brief interviews, one to ESPN, and one to Golf Channel on Sunday. These were Tiger Woods first interview in four months, the first time he has answered questions since his one-car accident Nov. 27, that led to revelations about his personal business, the infidelity in his marriage. He answered few questions in the two separate five minute interviews. He declined to discuss details of the accident. He told the Golf Channel, "It's all in the police report. Beyond that, everything's between Elin (his wife) and myself and that's private."
He was of course pressed about his private personal life, like in, he is not the greatest golfer in the world, but the greatest "scandal magnet." He told ESPN, "I’ve done some pretty bad things in my life. And, all came to a head. But now, after treatment, going for inpatient treatment for 45 days and more outpatient treatment, I’m getting back to my old roots.” He told the Golf Channel, "I (had) tried to stop (on his own without treatment) and couldn't stop," and said he became "disgusted" with himself as he carried on affair after affair. He missed the "guidance" of his deceased father, whom he said would have helped him to avoid his problem. He said that he will continue to receive therapy. When he was asked how he would measure success at the Masters, he said that he hoped for collegiality from the other golfers. When asked what reaction he expected from the fans at the Masters Tournament, he said, “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’m a little nervous about this to be honest with you. It would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there.”
I bet he gets a lot of claps. And if he plays well, cheers.