"Tuesday’s press conference was an unburdening that left Woods looking relieved"

I was waiting for Jaime Diaz's assessment as the closest Tiger Woods watcher and he did not fail to deliver a smart take on a press conference that was noted and analyzed around the world.

Diaz writes:

He seemed to take pleasure in putting himself among them, an athlete who nobly gave his all until his body wore out. It’s a better narrative than the supremely gifted golfer on track to be the greatest ever who self-destructed.

The weight of that latter persona over the last six years has surely been immense. And on some level, Tuesday’s press conference was an unburdening that left Woods looking relieved. Or at least OK with taking a break.

Honestly, a break—a long one and a real one, not one filled with training and updates and range sessions—is the wisest, best thing at this point.