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Tiger Woods - Source: Reuters -
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Tiger Woods is expected to let the PGA Tour know soon when he
will return to action, Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said on
Monday.
Media speculation has linked the world number one with a return
before or for the US Masters in early April.
"I'm as excited everybody else to see him back, I hope it's this
spring, but my sense is we'll know pretty soon," Finchem told NBC
television on Monday.
"All of the speculation (is) about what is going to happen at the
end of March, I think if he's going to play at the end of March or
early April, we will hear pretty soon because he recognizes we need
time to do it," he added.
American Woods is currently on an "indefinite break" from golf
following the much publicised scandals surrounding his
extra-marital affairs.
Woods spoke to the media last month in Ponte Vedra, Florida and was
expected to announce a return date but the 14-times major winner
said only that he did "not rule out" coming back this year.
The golfer has been working on his game recently while reports have
speculated on whether he will come back in March for a warm-up
prior to the US Masters or go straight into the event on April
5.
Finchem said he was glad that the public's focus had shifted from
the details of the scandal towards Woods's return.
"Everybody is done looking back at the circumstances that resulted
in him stepping away from the game and (are) now focused on when he
is going to play golf. I think that is good," he said.
"It is going to be huge when he comes back and then we'll see how.
It's going to be an interesting thing to watch, how he re-enters
the game, how he plays, how he deals with the reaction to his
statement," added Finchem.
"But I do feel this huge change in the atmosphere because of what
he said and I was impressed not only about him talking about
personal issues but about him talking about the game.
"I thought he set the bar for himself and we all know what happens
when Tiger sets the bar for himself," said Finchem.
