WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (NYT) -- Tiger Woods’ personal reputation is in tatters and his clout in the corporate world is shaken, but he’ll remain a monumental force -- perhaps more so than ever -- as a PGA Tour drawing card if or when he returns from his “indefinite break.”

Woods, who has admitted to marital infidelity and become the focus of worldwide gossip over his numerous alleged affairs, wrote on his Web site last week that he intends to take time off from golf in an attempt to save his marriage.

Nobody knows what his playing schedule will look like upon his return, if he returns at all for the 2010 season.

“It’s the statement that makes us wonder: Is it possible he’ll take an entire year off?” said CNBC sports-business reporter Darren Rovell. “There’s a great unknown about this.”

Which means Woods’ participation in the so-called Florida Swing events -- he usually plays the CA Championship at Doral and the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando later in March -- are in doubt.

He has been a regular for years at Doral’s Blue Monster event, which might suggest it would be a good place to return if he skips the PGA Tour events in January and February.

Or might he make the reappearance based solely on timing, which could bring a new venue into play. Perhaps, for example, he might consider the Honda Classic at PGA National’s Champion course in Palm Beach Gardens. The Honda is March 4-7.

“I don’t know if we have a better or worse chance of having Tiger play in our tournament as a result of his current situation,” said Honda Classic executive director Ken Kennerly. ‘`The scuttlebutt always has been that he would support the local tournament if he relocated to Jupiter Island, and he isn’t there yet.

''But that’s not important at this stage of things. What’s important is that he is given time to deal with more serious matters involving his family."

Kennerly, however, did acknowledge the impact Woods has on any tournament in which he participates.

''I’ve always said he’d be worth a million dollars to the bottom line," Kennerly said. "I base that on what would be a significant increase in ticket sales and concessions. We all know about how much greater the television ratings are when Tiger plays, and the same is true for the gate when it comes to attendance.``

CA Championship director Eddie Carbone didn’t return phone calls, but golf instructor Jim McLean, who long has had a relationship with Doral Resort & Spa, said ''there would be a negative impact`` on any event Woods missed after years of regular participation.

But McLean also said that Doral, which has a long history as a PGA Tour venue, might be better situated than some tournaments to handle Woods’ absence, if it comes to that.

''A lot of players have been coming to Doral for many years,“ McLean said. ”And the CA Championship (a World Golf Championships event) has an elite field."

Rovell agreed that Doral might be somewhat ''shielded" without golf’s superstar, but only to a point, because Woods is franchise unto himself.

''The Tiger Factor might be the difference between a corporation spending $150,000 or $200,000 for a tent on the grounds for a week, or choosing not to spend the money on golf,“ Rovell said. ”It’s a different situation with ticket sales, because fans can wait to see if he’s playing before deciding whether they’ll attend the tournament."