Tiger Woods Is Out Of Rehab And Practicing His Swing

Tiger Woods has returned to his home, near Orlando, from sex rehab. During the last week, Tiger and his family underwent family counseling at the rehab center in Arizona.

Tiger is trying to get into a routine that includes golf and fitness, a person with knowledge of his schedule said Tuesday. He has been hitting balls on the range at Isleworth, not far from where he ran his SUV into a tree in a middle-of-the-night accident on Nov. 27 that set off revelations of his extramarital affairs.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because only Tiger is authorized to release information about his schedule, said there is still no timetable for golf’s No. 1 player to return to competition.

He was photographed hitting golf balls at Isleworth on Feb. 18, the day before he ended nearly three months of silence by speaking to a small group of associates in a 13½-minute statement that was televised around the world. Those photos of Woods were arranged to counter the paparazzi trying to follow his every move since Thanksgiving.

“I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don’t know when that day will be,” Woods said Feb. 19 in his statement at Sawgrass. “I don’t rule out that it will be this year.”

Tiger is not likely to play next week in the World Golf Championship at Doral, where he has won three times.

His next possibility on the PGA Tour is the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, where he is the defending champion and a six-time winner. The Masters, which Woods has played every year since 1995, would follow. Augusta National officials have not indicated whether they expect Woods to compete.

The fallout from Woods’ sex scandal has been immense. He already has had three sponsors drop him — Accenture, AT&T and, most recently, Gatorade — while other companies like Gillette have suspended promotions of Woods while he takes his break from golf.

Maybe Tiger is getting ready for his big return to golf, or he may just be doing one of the things that he loves to do. Either way, it’s good that he is able to get back into the swing of things and maybe now he can repair his marriage.