PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods is in a dark place.
Returning to the PGA Tour for the first time since finishing in a tie for 17th in the Masters, Woods' mind wasn't completely on the task at hand as he played a practice round Tuesday morning at TPC Sawgrass ahead of Thursday's start of The Players Championship.
His 3-year relationship with skiing star Lindsey Vonn mutually came to an end Sunday, May 3. And this time of the year is always difficult for Woods, whose father, best friend and mentor, Earl, passed away May 3, 2006.