Tiger Woods' statement on Friday drew about 5.4 million cable viewers across ESPN, Golf Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Headline News and Fox News, which is "about three to four times the normal audience for that time of day for those networks," according to David Barron of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.

February 13, 2010 - The Back Nine Radio Show - It's nice to be home after nearly two weeks in Miami at Super Bowl XLIV. That being said, it's hard to come home to snow on the ground after two weeks in 75 degree temperatures and South Beach out your front door.

Tiger Woods is reportedly out of the rehabilitation center in Arizona and has returned home to Orlando. Whether or not he is with his family is not known, but Tiger is apparently making the next step in his return to life on the PGA Tour. Last week on The Back Nine we spoke with Jaime Diaz, Golf Digest Senior Writer, who arguably is as close to Tiger and his family as any journalist cover the world's top player over the last 20 years. If you haven't seen Jaime's articles on Tiger over the last several weeks, check out www.golfdigest.com and give them a read, you won't be disappointed.

Waterloo, Ill., mini-tour professional Collin Neeman fired a 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead into Friday's second round of the 4th Metropolitan Open Championship at the Country Club of St. Albans.