ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods has returned home after a week of family and marriage counseling in Arizona with his wife, Elin Nordegren, a source familiar with the golfer's schedule tells The Associated Press.
The embattled 34-year-old star got back into town on Saturday. He has been working out and hitting golf balls at a range close to his Windermere, Fla. home, the source said.
Woods has been under the microscope ever since he crashed his SUV outside his home on Nov. 27. The accident came shortly after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that he was having an affair with Rachel Uchitel, a New York nightclub manager. After the first affair allegation, several more women stepped forward claiming to have engaged in sexual trysts with Woods, including former VH1 Tool Academy contestant Jaimee Grubbs and porn star Holly Sampson.
Last month, Woods apologized for his "irresponsible and selfish behavior" as he broke his long silence.
"I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable – and I am the only person to blame," he said. "I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply. Instead, I thought only about myself. I ran straight through the boundaries a married couple should live by. I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me."
As for his golf career, Woods said his return to the game remains in doubt.
"I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don't know when that day will be," he said. "I don't rule out it will be this year."
With Woods back home working out, there is speculation his return could come later this month at Bay Hill's Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he is the defending champion and a six-time winner.
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