THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods has been off since September, but he remains as unflappable as ever, whether facing a field of the world's top players or a prank by a blonde "reporter."
Looking trim and relaxed after his longest break from competitive play as a Tour pro (not counting injury), Woods took questions Tuesday at the serene Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif., site of this weekend's Target World Challenge. His end-of-the-year tournament to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation features a murderer's row of talent, but Tiger's main competition for the spotlight Tuesday was an attractive woman wearing press credentials.
She immediately asked Tiger if he thought "my boyfriend is gay because he screams out your name during sex?" and then posed an even cruder question. She made an inaudible plug for a Web site as she was escorted from the building, and Tiger wore a bemused smile as if there was nothing in the world that could surprise him anymore.