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Tim Kawakami: Woods tries to make it all about golf

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Tiger Woods wore a golf cap, golf sweater and golf shirt, and, except for the TV makeup, looked like he’d just come off the golf course.

He talked to two familiar golf reporters Sunday and mentioned how excited he is to play tournament golf again next month at the Masters.

Golf, golf, golf, golf, golf, golf. “… Hard to miss the unspoken theme there.

“I’m getting back to my old roots,” Woods told ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi.

This was not subtle: We have questions, and Woods will answer them as he chooses, but the whole thing will be directed to…

Golf. Which is Tiger’s turf and always has been.

In his first two interviews since his Nov. 27 car accident and his reported infidelities spilling across the tabloids, Woods on Sunday talked in general terms about his ongoing treatment and working on his marriage with Elin.

How do you reconcile your behavior with your love for your wife, Rinaldi asked.

“We work at it,” Woods said.

Full story: Tim Kawakami: Woods tries to make it all about golf – Inside Bay Area