augusta national. is that true or false? i was a guest, a former champion, and friend of mine, mike weir, i was in the champions locker room. it s not a big locker room. he and i are sitting there. in walks tiger woods swing coach and tiger woods with his swing coach. i thought for sure i m either going to take a swing or reminiscent without an escalade take a nine iron to the side of the face. neither of that happened, thank god, larry. larry: what did tiger say to you? you know what, he said hello, he was very gracious. very few people know that tiger woods played, since he was released from sex rehab, he played with an ankle monitor much like criminals do for crimes. his was a little bit different. he had an ankle monitor that could detect maple syrup to keep him on the course and out of pancake houses and waffle houses in the area. larry: we ll be back with more of george lopez. he is a smurf, by the way. it s not an insult, it s a fact. next.
near his home. woods swing coach has spent the last week working with woods at a nearby driving range. pga officials have been told indirectly to expect woods to return soon. that would be a ratings monster for cbs, the network s chief says woods appearance at the golf tournament would be the biggest media event in the last ten years rivalling president obama s historic confirmation. no official word on the plans, the commissioner telling cnbc woods needs to give them a direct answer soon. if he s going to play at the end of march or early paper, we would know pretty soon, because he knows we need to know somewhat in advance to prepare. he s aware of that. i think if we re going to see him at the end of this month, early april, we ll know soon. woods return to golf may be weeks away. it may take longer for him to
working things out. nobody wants to get hurt worse than they already are, but at the same point in time, nobody wants to throw away what was good in that marriage. reporter: now, the tiger watch seems headed back to the golf course, as the associated press is reporting he s likely to make has much-awaited comeback at golf s top event, the masters, next month. woods is said to be training with his swing coach and playing in the private golf course near orlando where he owns an estate. and boy, does the game need him. tv ratings have fallen significantly in his absence. any time tiger woods makes a comeback will get nearly super bowl-type ratings and attention. for the pga tour, for golf in general, the buzz will be instantaneous. buzz tiger woods is more accustomed to. and that was msnbc s ron mott reporting there. well, the stormy weather continues on the east coast. a flood watch has been issued for much of the washington, d.c., area. up to five inches of rain could fall i
during the past couple of weeks woods has been working on his game near his florida home, working with his swing coach. woods hasn t played competitive golf professionally for four months. since november the 15th when he won the australian masters and his troubles sort of began with reports that circulated out of his visit to that country. less than two weeks after his 82nd career victory he crashed his suv into a tree near his home in the middle of the night. that launched an avalanche of truly creepy revelations about his infidelities. many, many of them. when woods made his first public appearance last month, in that tightly-scripted, awkward event at pga headquarters he said he d play golf again and didn t rule out this year. he just didn t say when. meanwhile, it s more than his golf swing that needs work. tiger s also working on his image which was more badly damaged than his suv. he lost a boat load of valuable sponsors, not to mention the respect of a lot of fans.
samples. there are reports he had taken the sleep sedative ambien. there s every indication despite everything the golfing champion is preparing for tournament play in the weeks ahead, perhaps two weeks. woods swing coach has been spending time with him in florida, in orlando. former press secretary ari fleischer has reportedly been brought on by retainer by woods for media and pr issues. multiple sources say they have been told to get ready for tiger s return. the next tournament two weeks, and he has until a week from now to let the arnold palmer know whether he s going to participate in that tournament which starts march 24th. time for a look at some other stories making news across the united states. right now in boca raton, florida, lynn university holding a memorial service to honor students and staff killed in the