Tiger Woods Addresses Media Before 2010 Masters

Augusta National was buzzing Monday afternoon as Tiger Woods had his first “real” media availability in front of a packed room. Woods previously addressed friends, family and a select group of the media back and February and did a few courtesy interviews with ESPN and The Golf Channel last month as he continues to repair his tarnished image. Tiger appeared battle-tested as he was hit with a barrage of questions in a variety of areas including his extra-marital side-booing (obviously) , his relation with steroid-linked Dr. Anthony Galea and getting dropped by a bunch of sponsors including Gatorade and Accenture.

Tiger handled himself about as well as could be expected for the momentous occasion as several media outlets on TV and the Web broadcast the entire press conference live. Now with another major weight off of his shoulders Tiger can focus on doing what he does best: serving fools like a dope man on the golf course. Tiger’s best bet for putting this whole thing to bed (no pun intended) is to win a few Tournaments, as success generally wipes away the foul stench of questionable transgressions.

Tiger Woods To Make Comeback At Masters In April

So the moment that we have all been waiting for has finally arrived, Tiger Woods is finally ready to make his next move his best one and return to the PGA Tour for the 2010 Masters, April 8-11 at Augusta National Country Club. Even though he has been out of the game for a minute, dealing with these side boo shenanigans, Tiger has ample time to prepare and should be ready to continue right where he left off, serving fools like a corner boy. Besides the Masters was his first career major win, but too bad Fuzzy Zoeller’s old ass won’t be there talking heat and fueling Tiger’s fire. Tiger released the following statement on his website Tuesday:

The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta.

The major championships have always been a special focus in my career and, as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be, even though it’s been awhile since I last played.

I have undergone almost two months of inpatient therapy, and I am continuing my treatment. Although I’m returning to competition, I still have a lot of work to do in my personal life.

When I finally got into a position to think about competitive golf again, it became apparent to me that the Masters would be the earliest I could play. I called both Joe Lewis and Arnold Palmer and expressed my regrets for not attending the Tavistock Cup and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. I again want to thank them both for their support and their understanding. Those are fantastic tournaments, and I look forward to competing in them again.

I would also like to thank the Augusta National members and staff for their support. I have deep appreciation for everything that they do to create a wonderful event for the benefit of the game.