PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Text of Tiger Woods' statement Friday, as transcribed by ASAP Sports:

We have seen the intensity, the exuberant fist pumps, the red shirts on Sundays. We have admired the fairway-splitting drives, the miraculous chip shots and the long putts that wind their way across the green before finding the bottom of the cup.

MARANA — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks publicly for the first time since his middle-of-the-night car accident sparked stunning revelations of infidelity.

NEW YORK — Nike is set to air a TV commercial Wednesday featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father, an edgy move that calls out his personal problems on the eve of his return to competitive golf.

Dan K. Thomasson: Tiger Woods wants us to "believe" in him again, a rather presumptuous request if for no other reason than it assumes we ever did. "Believing" in someone or something is usually reserved for a deity or one's relatives or a political philosophy or a religion but hardly for one whose celebrity is derived from striking a little white ball with a stick. Believing is far more important than forgiving.

Fox News analyst Brit Hume upset many Buddhists when he suggested last weekend that Tiger Woods turn to Jesus to deal with his sins.

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods has another trophy for his overflowing collection. Woods shot a 69 Sunday and coasted to a three-shot victory with a 20-under 268 at the Buick Open for the 69th PGA Tour title of his career.

HOYLAKE, England - Tiger Woods had an answer for everyone Sunday on another methodical march to victory in the British Open. One month after missing the cut for the first time in a major, Woods was ruthless as ever on the links of Royal Liverpool, making three straight birdies to win golf's oldest championship for the second straight year.

SANDY LANE BEACH, Barbados - Tiger Woods married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at an exclusive resort in Barbados during a sunset ceremony that reportedly cost $1.5 million.

MIAMI — Tiger Woods officially put Doral's Blue Monster in his sights Friday, making next week's WGC-CA Championship the second stop of his comeback campaign.

DETROIT - General Motors is bailing on Tiger Woods.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Trevor Immelman gave Tiger Woods an impressive number to shoot at. Showing that 4-under 68 in the opening round was no fluke, Immelman put up the same score Friday with birdies on the final two holes to break a logjam atop the leaderboard at Augusta National.