Tiger Woods Sounds More Optimistic About His Game Than a Saudi Deal Getting Done on Time

Tiger Woods Sounds More Optimistic About His Game Than a Saudi Deal Getting Done on Time
Tiger Woods (L) congratulates his son Charlie Woods after finishing the 18th hole during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 17, 2022. Kevin Kolczynski/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Tiger Woods sounded more optimistic about playing golf next year than he did about the PGA Tour finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia or private investors by the end of the year.

Woods addressed reporters Tuesday for the first time in nearly eight months, and so much has happened since then— fusion surgery on his right ankle that kept him out of golf, the PGA Tour’s shocking agreement with the backers of LIV Golf and his decision to join the PGA Tour board for the first time in his career.