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A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST JUNE. RIGHT NOW IT IS TIME TO HEAR FROM TIGER WOODS, THE HOST OF THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL RIVIERA. >> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TIGER WOODS, THE TOURNAMENT HOST. TIGER, WHAT YOU THINK OF THE

COURSE AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> WE HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TODAY. TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH ERIN AND WITH JOSH OUT THERE I COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER OR MORE PERFECT WEATHER DAY. WE HAD A BUNCH OF FUN.

TALKING TRASH, TELLING STORIES AND ENJOYING ONE ANOTHER’S COMPANY. IT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN DAY. >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. WE WILL START WITH JEFF. >> I KNOW IT IS A BUSY WEEK, BUT FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE

WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS WEEK A SUCCESS? >> AND ICE WIN WOULD BE NICE. I PLAYED THIS EVENT SINCE 92. I’VE STILL NEVER WON THIS EVENT. HOPEFULLY I CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT AND GET MYSELF IN CONTENTION. >> LET’S GO TO JEFF NEXT.

>> TIGER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A LOT OF US HAVE SEEN YOU SINCE YOU HAD YOUR NEW ROLE. A LOT OF FANS WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IT THAT THE FANS ARE GOING TO SEE OUT OF THIS. YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO HAS RUN

TOURNAMENTS AND BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF AN EXEMPTION IN THIS ONE. YOU’VE BEEN VERY WELL AWARE OF THE HISTORY OF THE TOUR AND THE MODEL. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE FANS WHO HEARD THIS TALK ABOUT MONEY IN PRIVATE EQUITY AND ALL THAT STUFF?

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THEY SHOULD BE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT COMING DOWN THE ROAD? >> AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE TRYING TO FIND AND PROVIDE THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BEST PLAYERS.

WE WANT TO HAVE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF OUR TOUR. THE PATHWAYS, THE ACCESSIBILITY, ALL OF THE INTANGIBLES THAT HAVE MADE THE PGA TOUR WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT HAS BEEN AND HOPEFULLY WHAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN EVEN

BETTER. HOW DO WE DO THAT? THAT IS THE HOLE IDEA OF WHY WE HAVE A GROUP LIKE SSG TO PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION AND HELP IN TRYING TO CREATE THE BEST TOUR THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. >> HEY, TIGER.

I’M JUST WONDERING IF THIS WEEK ELICITS MEMORIES OF THE ACCIDENT A FEW YEARS BACK AND HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE GRIND TO GET BACK TO THIS POINT FOR YOU TO BE PLAYING AGAIN? >> AS FAR AS THE ACCIDENT, THAT HAPPENED.

IT REALLY DIDN’T HAVE THAT MUCH BEARING ON THE HISTORY OF THIS EVENT. DO I FEEL IT PHYSICALLY? YEAH, I DO. EACH AND EVERY DAY. UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS PART OF HAVING SURGERIES IN REHAB. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS WEEK AND EXCITED ABOUT COMPETING AND

PLAYING. >> TIGER, HOSTING DUTIES FOR THE TOURNAMENT ITSELF WAS A LOT OF WORK FOR YOU. AT WHAT POINT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT YOU OFFICIALLY DECIDE I’M GOING TO PLAY AS WELL? AND THEN ONCE YOU DECIDE WHAT

IS THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE TRAINING? HOW OFTEN ARE YOU PLAYING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR COMPETITION READY? >> IS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS. HOW THE BODY FEELS FROM DAY-TO- DAY AND THE GRIND OF TRYING TO

PRACTICE AND GET READY FOR AN EVENT, JUST THE OVERALL AGING PROCESS OF IT ALL. THAT HAS BEEN THE TRICK OF IT. IT’S BEEN THE CHALLENGE OF IT. THIS’LL BE THE FIRST TOUR THAT I’M BACK AND SINCE THEN I’VE HAD MY ANKLE FUSED.

THAT IS DIFFERENT. I HAD TWO SOFT EVENTS PLAYING AT HERO AND THEN THE PNC. TRYING TO GET USED TO THE NEW FEELS OF THE BODY THOSE WILL ALWAYS BE THE CHALLENGES. THE CHALLENGES OF TRYING TO GET READY, THAT HAS BEEN WHAT WE’VE

BEEN TRYING TO DO THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. TRYING TO ENSURE THAT I AM PHYSICALLY FIT AND READY TO PLAY THIS EVENT AND BEING READY FOR TOMORROW. WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

>> I’M SURE YOU’VE BEEN ASKED ONCE OR TWICE AS IT RELATES TO THIS COURSE. WHAT YOU THINK THAT HAS CAUSED YOU PROBLEMS? >> I HAVE TRADITIONALLY NOT PUTTED WELL HERE. THIS IS A FADER’S DELIGHT. MOST OF THE HOLES WERE FOR RIGHTIES AND LEFT-RIGHT.

TRADITIONALLY THROUGHOUT MY CAREER MY IRON GAME HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD. I’VE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN HOT WITH THE PUTTER AT THIS EVENT. GENERALLY THEY ARE BUMPY. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE TRICKY. FOR SOME REASON IT’S NEVER COMPILED TO A HOT WEEK.

I HAVE ONE THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO CONCERNING AND HIT A FOUL BALL ON THE LAST HOLE. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVEN’T HAD THAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, WITH LEAVING NOKIA NOW BEING WITH TAILOR-MADE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LOGO?

DO YOU EVER GET IT BACK OR DO YOU WANT TO? >> I DON’T WANT IT BACK. I MOVED ON TO SUNDAY RED. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING A BRAND THAT ELICITS EXCITEMENT AND IS TRANSFORMATIVE. >> TIGER, I HAVEN’T HEARD YOUR

VERSION OF WHY SSG IS THE RIGHT PARTNER FOR THE TOUR AND WHY PRIVATE EQUITY IS THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE FUTURE? >> THE CONSORTIUM THAT THEY HAVEN’T SSG, THE PARTNERS THAT THEY HAVE THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO BE A PART OF THIS

GROUP IS QUITE REMARKABLE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THEY ARE UNBELIEVABLE LEADERS. WE NEED GREAT LEADERSHIP GOING FORWARD. I THINK THIS ELICITS THAT. THERE ARE AMAZING BRANDS THAT CAN MAKE THIS TOUR BETTER. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

>> WHAT IS THE HOLDUP IN MAKING THE DEAL AND DO YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN? >> THE PIF DEAL IS ONGOING. SSG IS STILL IN NEGOTIATION. >> DO YOU SEE PIF AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACT FURTHER TO

WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IN ADDITION TO SSG? >> YES. ULTIMATELY LIKE TO HAVE PIF BE A PART OF OUR TOUR AND A PART OF OUR PRODUCT. FINANCIALLY WE DON’T KNOW. WITH SSG AND THE MONIES THAT THEY HAVE COME TO THE TABLE

WITH AND WHAT WE ARE — INITIALLY AGREED TO IN THE FRAMEWORK, THOSE ARE THE SAME NUMBERS. ANYTHING BEYOND THIS IS GOING TO BE OVER AND ABOVE. WE ARE IN A GREAT POSITION RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE OUR

PRODUCT BETTER IN THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM. >> JUST FOLLOWING UP WITH DOUG ASKING YOU ABOUT HERE, WHAT IS THE FRUSTRATION LEVEL OF NOT WINNING HERE GIVEN YOU HAVE WON EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD? >> IS FRUSTRATING IN THE SENSE

THAT THIS IS A COURSE THAT HAS BEEN TO ME VERY COMFORTABLE VISUALLY. IT IS A FADER’S DELIGHT FROM THE TEE SHOTS . I’M A PRETTY GOOD IRON PLAYER. FOR SOME REASON I HAVEN’T PUT IT TOGETHER AT THIS EVENT. OTHER THAN ONE TIME WITH A

CHANCE. FOR SOME REASON IT HASN’T HAPPENED. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE THIS WEEK. >> AND THE FRUSTRATION? >> YOU CAN SEE THAT AS YOU ASKED ME THE QUESTION. >> TWO PARTS HERE. WAS JOSH EVANS GAME LIKE? HOW DID LANCE END UP ON YOUR

BACK. >> JOSH’S GAME, CONSIDERING WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING AND THE POUNDING THAT HE TAKES ON HIS BODY. THE FACT THAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO PLAY AND YOU CAN SEE THE ENJOYMENT THAT HE HAS IN THE ADDICTION THAT HE HAS FOR THE

GAME OF GOLF. HE ASKED UNBELIEVABLE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW HE CAN GET BETTER THAT ONLY ATHLETES REALLY CAN ASK THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS. THAT IS WHAT IS NEAT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH ATHLETES. YOU SEE HOW THE BRAIN WORKS.

WE ARE VERY SIMILAR ACROSS THE BOARD WHETHER PLAYING FOOTBALL, GOLF OR BASEBALL WITH HOW WE LOOK AT THINGS. VERY CONSISTENT. AS FAR AS LANCE. I’VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM OVER THE YEARS GOING BACK TO WHEN WE PLAYED THE PRESIDENTS CUP TOGETHER.

IN ALL OF THE YEARS WE’VE BEEN ON RYDER CUP SINCE THE PRESIDENT COMES TOGETHER AND THE TIMES THAT I’VE PLAYED WITH HIM IN THE SAME GROUPS, VERY DOWN TO EARTH. VERY LOYAL. HOW HE HAS COMPENSATED WITH HIS PLAYERS I’VE TAKEN NOTICE OF THAT.

WE’VE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FEELS WITH HOW WE LOOK AT THE GOLF COURSE AND HOW WE READ PUTTS. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE A GREAT TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE. >> THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE

ABOUT REUNIFICATION IN THE GAME AND THE BEST WAYS TO DO THAT. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON A POTENTIAL PATHWAY BACK TO THE PGA TOUR FOR LIV PLAYERS? >> WE’RE LOOKING INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT MODELS. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT

THE IMPACT IS FOR THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE STAYED AND WHO HAVE NOT LEFT AND HOW WE MAKE OUR PRODUCT THAT ARE GOING FORWARD, THERE’S NO ANSWER RIGHT NOW. WE ARE LOOKING AT VARYING DEGREES OF IDEAS. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE SHORT

TERM WE DON’T KNOW. WE DON’T EVEN KNOW IN THE LONG TERM WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. TRUST ME THERE ARE DAILY, WEEKLY EMAILS AND TALKS ABOUT THIS AND WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR TOUR GOING FORWARD. >> DOWN HERE TO THE FRONT.

>> FROM A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON IN YOUR SWING TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPETITION READY? >> MORE THAN ANYTHING WHAT I TRY TO DO IS MAKING SURE I CAN STILL HIT THE GOLF BALL FLUSH AND SOLID.

I DON’T HAVE THE SAME SPEED. I DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRACTICE THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOURS. I STILL DO WORK ON MAKING SURE I CAN HIT THEM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FACE. IF I COULD DO THEM CONSISTENTLY.

AND IT’S ONE OF THE REASONS I DON’T HAVE A COACH RIGHT NOW. WHAT MY BODY DOES SOME DAY-TO- DAY AND WEEK-TO-WEEK LOOKS KIND OF DIFFERENT. I CANNOT FIT ANY MODEL. A LOT OF IT IS BASED ON MY HANDS AND MY FEEL.

I HAVE BUILT THIS GOLF SWING THE LAST FEW YEARS BASED ON MY HANDS AND WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T LOOK PRETTY, BUT I CAN STILL HIT THE BALL FLUSH. >> TIGER, JIM HILL. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW EMOTIONAL IT WE CAN THIS BE OR WILL THIS BE WHEN YOU CONSIDER BASICALLY THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED? >> IT HAS BEEN FULL CIRCLE FOR US. FOR ME TO HAVE COME OUT HERE WHEN I WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS

OLD OR WHATEVER I WAS, TO COME OUT HERE AND TO PLAY MY FIRST TOUR EVENT AND MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE TOUR AND THEN FOR US WHATEVER IT IS NOW 20 SOMETHING OFF YEARS LATER TO HAVE THE FOUNDATION I SHOULD

RUN AND BE IN CONTROL OF THE EVENT. I’M ACTUALLY HOSTING AND PLAYING. IT IS A GREAT WEEK FOR ALL OF US. >> TWO THINGS, HAVE YOU PERSONALLY MET OR SPOKEN WITH ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND INCLUDING YASSIR? >> NO.

I HAVE NOT. >> DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THEIR GOAL OR IN GAME? >> FROM WHAT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE DISCUSSED WITH US YES AND NO. THAT CHANGES AND THAT EVOLVES FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO TO WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY NOW.

>> IS THAT GOOD OR BAD FROM YOUR STANDPOINT HOW IT HAS CHANGED? >> I THINK IT IS AN ONGOING AND FLUID PROCESS. >> I WAS WONDERING IF HAVING YOUR ANKLE FUSED DIMINISHES THE PAIN THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU PLAY AND IF YOU COULD ALSO

DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE OF THE GAME NOW IN A DIFFERENT PHYSICAL STATE AS COMPARED TO WHEN YOU ARE HOLE? — WHOLE? >> MY ANKLE DOESN’T HURT ANYMORE HAS THOSE BONES ARE RUBBING ANYMORE. IT’S DIFFERENT BECAUSE OTHER PARTS OF MY BODY HAS TAKEN THE

BRUNT OVER THAT. I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT BODY PARTS THAT ARE FUSED. OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY HAVE TO ADAPT. AS FAR AS THE LOVE, I STILL LOVE COMPETING, PLAYING, BEING A PART OF THE GAME OF GOLF. THIS IS THE GAME OF A LIFETIME.

I DON’T EVER WANT TO STOP PLAYING. I LOVE COMPETING. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO ENJOY DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS FROM ACROSS TIME. FOR INSTANCE TODAY BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH TWO GREAT ATHLETES AND THE CROSS-POLLINATION THAT HAPPENS WITH OTHER SPORTS AND

WITHIN THIS GAME, I LOVE THAT. I DON’T EVER WANT TO LOSE THAT. >> YOU’RE PLAYING TOMORROW WITH GARY. WHAT WILL THAT MEAN PLAYING WITH HIM CONSIDERING WHAT HE HAS GONE THROUGH AND I GUESS RELATING IT TO WHAT YOU’VE GONE THROUGH?

DIFFERENT THINGS WAS SERIOUS. >> I THINK WHAT GARY HAS GONE THROUGH, I DON’T THINK PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN IN ENOUGH CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT HE’S GONE THROUGH AND HOW DIFFICULT LIFE WAS FOR GARY AND HOW SCARY THAT WAS. EACH AND EVERY MOMENT HE IS

AFRAID OF DYING. THE ANXIETY OF THAT. TO HAVE A SURGERY AND REMOVE A TUMOR OUT OF HIS BRAIN AND COME BACK AND PLAY THE TOUR, IT IS AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD APPLAUD HIM FOR WHAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME.

HE HAS BEEN ONE OF MY GREAT FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS. TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH TWO GREAT FRIENDS TOMORROW, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. THE FACT THAT HE’S HERE AND ABLE TO GIVE US THE NEEDLE IS FANTASTIC.

THAT WAS A SCARY TIME WILL WE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. >> SOME NEW GEAR FOR YOU THIS WEEK. NEW PROTOTYPE SUNDAY RED SHOES AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE TESTING BETWEEN THE OLD WOOD AND A NEW SHAFT.

CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE SHOES OF A NEW THREE WOOD? >> THE THREE WOOD IS IN PLAY AND I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE. I HAD TO FIND THE RIGHT SHAFT FOR IT. I DECIDED TO SWITCH THE SHAFT AND GO WITH WHAT I HAVE IN MY

DRIVER. IT IS OLD, AND LITTLE BEAT UP, BUT IT STILL WORKS. THE THREE WOOD, I WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING WHERE I COULD DRAW A LITTLE BETTER. AS FAR AS ISSUES GO I HAVE TO MAKE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT YESTERDAY.

I WAS PUTTING SOME NAILS IN AS FAR AS ATTRACTION. TESTING IN FLORIDA WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN COMING OUT HERE AND PLAYING OFF OF A SLOPE AND WET GRASS AND HAVING THE TRACTION THAT I NEEDED. I PUT SOME NAILS IN YESTERDAY

AND IT HAS BEEN WORKING. >> TIGER, WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PIF HOW MUCH IS AN ISSUE IS TEAM GOLF AND WHAT IS SURE OPINION ON TEAM GOLF FITTING INTO THE FUTURE? >> IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE TOUR.

IT IS A PART OF THE TOUR. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS OFFICIAL EVENTS GO, WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AS FAR AS OFF MIGHT ONE NIGHT EVENT, IT IS TEAM GOLF. IT IS GOING TO BE ENTERTAINING.

WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN TRANSFORM THAT OR PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH OFFICIAL EVENTS, WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE ASK SSG TO BE A PART OF WHAT THAT ACTUALLY COULD LOOK LIKE. HOW DOES THAT EVEN LOOK LIKE

WITH OUR PIF NEGOTIATIONS AS WELL. >> THIS TOURNAMENT IMPACTS YOUR FOUNDATION AND THIS QUESTION IS FROM ONE OF YOUR LEARNING LAB STUDENTS WHO IS ALSO AN ASPIRING SPORTS MEDIA PROFESSIONAL. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO PROVIDE

RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS WHO DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AT SCHOOL OR HOME? AS A FOLLOW-UP HE WANTS TO KNOW THE MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SEND TO YOUR LEARNING LAB STUDENTS? >> WITHOUT THE ABILITY OR THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO THE

INFORMATION THAT IS AFFORDED TO A LOT OF THE KIDS WHO HAVE COME FROM MORE COMFORTED BACKGROUNDS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE KIDS DON’T HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO MAKE THE LEAPS AND TRANSFORM THEIR FAMILIES. THAT IS WHAT OUR FOUNDATION IS TRYING TO DO.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE LEARNING LABS OR CURRICULUMS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THAT AVAILABILITY. PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. IT’S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR ALL OF US TO TRY TO GET TO THIS POINT.

TRYING TO HELP AS MANY KIDS THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE ARE NEAR 200,000 KIDS AND WE HAVE SERVED CURRENTLY. OUR EXPANSION, THESE ARE ALL THINGS TO GIVE BACK AND MAKE OUR SOCIETY BETTER. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING