Is Woods taking a risk in making such a high profile comeback?

Question

Could Woods' decision to make his comeback at the Masters hurt the golfer?

Answer 1

If Woods comes back and doesn't play well, it won't be the end of the world from a golfing point of view, but it could panic Tiger's sponsors - If he plays badly and leaves the tour early, sponsors will say "not only is this guy risky from a marketing perspective but he's not achieving the same level of success," reckons David Carter, executive director of the Sports Institute at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.

Robert Boland, a professor of sports management at New York University, said: "The reason he's playing the Masters is to appease his current sponsors. A prolonged absence would have been a breach of contract on his part and that's absolutely why he's playing."