Woods' future uncertain

December 14, 2009, 4:36pm

NAPLES, Florida (AP) — Say Tiger Woods’ name around his PGA Tour colleagues, and the reactions are swift and varied.

From Mark Calcavecchia, there was disappointment.

Chris DiMarco, concern. Boo Weekley, unusual silence.

And from others, when pondering the worst-case scenario – Woods never playing golf again - there is fear.

“Golf needs Tiger Woods,” Brad Faxon said. “We wish them well and the best. I don’t know what the best thing to do is. Nobody does. But I know him on the golf course is good for everybody.”

Woods’ future is uncertain, his family forever affected by the infidelity he acknowledged Friday on his Web site when announcing his “indefinite” leave from the game. With that, a long shadow of doubt has been cast over golf, which has seen a financial boon since Woods stormed onto the scene and now can only wait and wonder what’ll happen with the world's No. 1 player and the game's biggest draw sidelined.

Will he come back?

When? Where? At what level?

There’s far more questions than answers.

“The tour has got to be worried, because what’s the definition of indefinite?” asked Greg Norman, the former world No. 1 and tournament host of the Shark Shootout this weekend.

“Indefinite meaning, OK, it might be a year because a lot of issues have got to be resolved? That’s the word you’ve kind of got to drill in on.”