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MARANA, Ariz. — World No. 1 Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks publicly for the first time since his late-night car crash on Thanksgiving led to revelations of infidelity in his marriage and an indefinite leave of absence from golf.
"While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him," Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, wrote in an e-mail Wednesday in announcing the appearance. "He also let down his fans.
"He wants to begin the process of making amends, and that's what he's going to discuss. Tiger plans to discuss his past and his future and he intends to apologize for his behavior."
He doesn't intend to answer questions, however. Steinberg said the gathering is not a news conference and that Woods, who has only made comments on his website since the crash, will not take questions from a small group of invited news media. Instead, he will be with a "small group of friends, colleagues and close associates" who will listen to Woods, Steinberg said.
Woods will speak at 11 a.m. ET from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour.
His appearance comes in the middle of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in the hills north of Tucson. Accenture was the first sponsor to drop Woods after his crash and subsequent sex scandal. Still, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said from the tournament site that Woods' appearance won't steal the spotlight from the WGC tournament.
"We have tournaments every week," Finchem said. "I think it's going to be a story in and of itself. A lot of people are going to be watching golf this week to see what the world of golf says about it."
Finchem, who said Woods' camp asked to use the clubhouse near the PGA Tour's headquarters, will be at Woods' appearance.
"I'll wait and see what he says (Friday), like everybody else." Finchem said.
MARANA, Ariz. — World No. 1 Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks publicly for the first time since his late-night car crash on Thanksgiving led to revelations of infidelity in his marriage and an indefinite leave of absence from golf.
"While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him," Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, wrote in an e-mail Wednesday in announcing the appearance. "He also let down his fans.
"He wants to begin the process of making amends, and that's what he's going to discuss. Tiger plans to discuss his past and his future and he intends to apologize for his behavior."
He doesn't intend to answer questions, however. Steinberg said the gathering is not a news conference and that Woods, who has only made comments on his website since the crash, will not take questions from a small group of invited news media. Instead, he will be with a "small group of friends, colleagues and close associates" who will listen to Woods, Steinberg said.
Woods will speak at 11 a.m. ET from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour.
His appearance comes in the middle of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in the hills north of Tucson. Accenture was the first sponsor to drop Woods after his crash and subsequent sex scandal. Still, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said from the tournament site that Woods' appearance won't steal the spotlight from the WGC tournament.
"We have tournaments every week," Finchem said. "I think it's going to be a story in and of itself. A lot of people are going to be watching golf this week to see what the world of golf says about it."
Finchem, who said Woods' camp asked to use the clubhouse near the PGA Tour's headquarters, will be at Woods' appearance.
"I'll wait and see what he says (Friday), like everybody else." Finchem said.
