Tiger Woods to reporters: Status with Elin ‘none of your business’

Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 with 0 Comments

In an otherwise uneventful 30-minute chat with media members Tuesday, Tiger Woods addressed topics from the status of his sore neck to the status of his marriage. To a question about what’s up with him and wife Elin Nordegren, Woods had this reply: “Um, it’s none of your business.”

Oh, and his neck is better.

Woods cut short a practice round for this week’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach to talk with reporters. If they were expecting anything juicy to feed the hype machine, they were sorely disappointed. In truth, reporters were downright respectful, with only the one question about Woods’ notorious personal life.

Woods cited a neck injury as the reason he dropped out of the Memorial earlier this month. So, how is the neck?

“It is better. It’s not where I want it,” Woods said. “It gets sore from time to time. I can recover for the next day. There have been no days I can’t go the next day.”

Woods had no problem commenting on his play, which will be a focus at the Open.

“As far as my game I’m very excited about how it’s progressed, since before Memorial, then obviously during Memorial and now here it’s gotten better,” Woods told the media members. “The more time I’ve been able to practice and play, it’s starting to solidify and I’m actually really excited to tee it up on Thursday.

“I’m starting to find out how much I can and can’t push myself each and every day as far as practice. I overdid it, overcooked it right before Augusta, trying to get ready. And certainly I learned my lesson there.”

Woods is no stranger to Pebble Beach. He won the 2000 Open there by 15 strokes. He first played in while in his early teens.

He also found time Tuesday to joke a bit about his future.

“I’ve probably got another week in me,” Woods said. “No, I love it, I love playing. And I love practicing and once that starts going away, when I start not wanting to go get ready or I’m not ready to play, then I’ve got to get the hell out. Because then I’m not going to be in the right place to win golf tournaments.”

At 34, Woods says he has not given up hope of catching Jack Nicklaus, who has a record 18 majors. Woods needs five majors to catch Nicklaus. He knows this is a big year for his pursuit.

“We’re playing on courses where I’ve been successful in the past — and I like the way they set up for my game,” he said. The British Open will be at St. Andrews, where Woods has won twice. “But even if the courses aren’t such a great fit for my game, it doesn’t mean you cannot win on them.”

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