Tiger Woods, the first black golfer to win a major title, issued his monthly e-mail update yesterday but had nothing to say about Barack Obama being elected America's first black president.
Hours after Obama defeated John McCain in the battle for the White House, the world's top-ranked golfer and 14-time major champion did reveal that his knee injury is progressing well but he will not swing a club until 2009.
"The knee is progressing," Woods said. "I'm working hard every day and there have been no setbacks. I've actually started to do a little chipping and putting, but no full swings. That's not going to happen until early next year."
After limping his way to a playoff victory in the US Open at Torrey Pines, Woods had knee ligament surgery and said he would be sidelined for the rest of the year.
Woods has some insight on shattering racial barriers and arousing passions, with his record-smashing 1997 Masters triumph touching off "Tigermania" and a run of 14 major titles as he chases Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major titles.
Woods and other golf professionals can expect to pay higher taxes if Obama makes good on his pledge to hike rates on the wealthy.
A busy time for Woods saw him working on foundation fund-raisers and course design projects, appearing at sponsor events and his wife Elin in dressing his daughter Sam as "Tigger" and taking her to a Halloween party.
Woods appeared last month at Torrey Pines for the first time since winning the Open there in June.
"While it was great to be back, it was a little harder to reminisce than I thought," Woods said. "I was shocked to see what the course looked like without grandstands. I hadn't seen it like that since junior golf."
Woods, who grew up in Southern California, also attended a Los Angeles Dodgers' Major League Baseball playoff game, saying, "I've been a life-long fan and was disappointed they didn't win it all."
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