Tiger Woods' late dad in new Nike TV ad
Tiger Woods was today making his long-awaited comeback - as Nike broadcast a new TV commercial that could cause more controversy for the world's top golfer.
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Tiger Woods was today making his long-awaited comeback - as Nike broadcast a new TV commercial that could cause more controversy for the world's top golfer.
The sports giant's stark black and white advert was aired on prime-time TV across the US on the eve of the US Masters in Atlanta, Georgia.
It uses the voice of Woods' late father Earl and suggests that the golfer feels he has let him down with alleged marital indiscretions.
The commercial directly refers to Woods' personal problems and was timed to coincide with the eve of his return to competitive golf.
In the 33-second black and white ad Woods looks directly into the camera without speaking while a recording of his late father is heard, talking about taking responsibility.
Some critics have said the advertisement, which has aired on ESPN and the Golf Channel, is "creepy".
Woods is returning to golf after several months out of competition following revelations of infidelities and a stint in rehab.
Nike was one of a handful of Woods' major sponsors not to distance themselves from him when the scandal about his private life broke at the end of last year.
