How many of you out there took a break from work on last Friday and tuned in to the Tiger Woods press conference? Well, here”s a recap of the event and some insight into what will happen next.

At 11 a.m. on Friday, Woods read a prepared statement to a select few, including his mother, former Stanford teammate Notah Begay and PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, at the PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Tiger”s wife Elin was not in attendance.

He apologized to his family, friends, fans and supporters, but asked the media to leave his family alone, saying he was the one who made the mistakes and not to take it out on them. During the press conference he admitted he had been in therapy for the past 45 days and that he would return to therapy the following day.

Then, about half way through, he discussed when he would return to golf. He said, “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don”t when that day will be. I don”t rule out it will be this year.” This left many, who had hoped he would return for the Masters, unsure of what to think.

There was mixed reactions from the golf and celebrity communities. Golfer Ben Crane said he thought it was an amazing conference, and that Tiger was very humble, but Bill McGowan, image consultant for Clarity Media Group, stated that the whole thing was just too rehearsed and a little too scripted for his liking. To read more industry and celebrity reactions, visit www.nytimes.com.

Did you watch the press conference? What did you think? Was he sincere or too rehearsed?