AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods returned to the advertising world on Wednesday with a new Nike commercial that features the voice of his late father, Earl Woods.
The 30-second ad shows the golfer looking solemnly into the camera as his father's words of wisdom are played. The ad's debut comes on the eve of Woods' return to golf after a cheating scandal sidelined his career.
"Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion," his father, who died in 2006, says in the recording. "I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are. Did you learn anything?"
Nike is one of the golfer's major sponsors who stuck by his side throughout his admitted infidelity, which first surfaced in November.
"We support Tiger and his family. As he returns to competitive golf, the ad addresses his time away from the game using the powerful words of his father," the company said in a statement.
Woods will tee off Thursday at 1:42 pm ET in first round of the Masters.
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