At Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia yesterday, Tiger Woods answered his first set of questions from the media since the scandal surrounding infidelity broke last year.

“A lot has happened in my life over the past five months, and I’m here at the Masters to play and compete,” the golfer said to a room filled with media members yesterday.

The conference comes months after Woods’ public apology, where he spoke about his return to golf and the scandal surrounding him and his family. He took no questions at that press conference.

After an opening address yesterday, Woods apologized to fellow golfers for undue media attention. He then answered questions about his family and his return to golf. He called the “constant harassment” of his family one of the more difficult parts of the past months.

Reflecting on the practice round he played earlier that day, Woods said he received tremendous support from fans.

“I’ve made a conscious decision to try and tone down my negative outbursts. And consequently, I’m sure that my positive outbursts will be calmed down, as well,” he said.

“And that’s just trying to be more respectful of the game and acknowledge the fans, like I did today. That was just an incredible reception all day for all 18 holes. And show, you know, my appreciation for them. I haven’t done that in the past few years, and that was wrong of me.”

Woods is set to compete in the Masters this week.

— Stuart A. Thompson