"It's pretty difficult to stand up in front of the world and do that." – Nick Faldo

"I think he'll be received well (by fellow players). One thing we have to remember – we've all made mistakes and all sinned. And forgiveness is a huge part of the process." – Stewart Cink

"I think it was a sincere apology. Obviously he made it very clear that he wants media to leave his family alone, which I kind of agree with." – Luke Donald

“One of the first things that came to my mind is one of my favourite stories in the Bible. It’s about a woman who has sinned and been a prostitute and everyone brings her before Jesus and says, ‘Shouldn’t we stone her? Shouldn’t we kill her?’.

"Jesus says, 'Absolutely stone her. But you without sin be the one to cast the first stone'." – Ben Crane

"I love the kid. I know I've said before I was disappointed about what happened – who wouldn't be? But with disappointment comes hope . . . My hope for Tiger and his family, for Elin and the kids, is they work through this issue and Tiger gets back to what I know he's capable of doing – winning tournaments, smiling, showing the people of this great game he can be the person they want him to be." – Mark O'Meara

"It's tough to get any man in America just to go to marriage counselling let alone go into a 45-day rehabilitation. Plus, he's going back tomorrow, and that tells me that he's trying to learn about the issues . . . to learn about the thought processes that caused the actions, so that he can cut them off next time." – Notah Begay

"As a human being everyone has faults, makes mistakes and sins. We all do. But we move on when we make a mistake and learn from it." – Woods's mother, Kultida

"We look forward to seeing Tiger back on the golf course when the time is right for him and his family." – Electronic Arts Inc

"We look forward to him returning to golf." – Nike Inc

"We wish Tiger well as he works through these private matters." – Gatorade, part of PepsiCo Inc

"Tiger spoke today and addressed the issues he felt were most important. His words stand on their own. We wish him and his family the best." – Gillette

"Trading was already quiet, but when Tiger came on everybody was looking at the TV screens. They were mocking him. Only rich guys go to therapy for sex addiction, everybody else gets hit in the head with a frying pan." – Peter Adams, livestock trader, Chicago Mercantile Exchange