March was perhaps the peak of the attention Woods had received to date. In early March, it was released that Woods was returning from inpatient therapy for sex addiction. In the midst of this, Wood was losing some of his most lucrative sponsorship deals, as Gatorade, Accenture and AT&T had terminated their relationships with Woods.

Woods couldn't escape the tabloids in March, as his former mistresses had released explicit text messages that had reportedly been sent by Woods. Given the past two months of his life, he had little leverage to argue their relevancy.

Woods would break his silence on March 21, conducting an interview with ESPN. Many questioned the content of the interview, claiming that Woods likely had too much input in choosing the content. At any rate, Woods was slowly edging himself into the mainstream sports media as he prepared to make his return to the PGA Tour.