Woods won’t face any major abuse at Augusta, reckons rival Goosen

RETIEF GOOSEN does not believe Tiger Woods will have to put up with a torrent of abuse on his return at Augusta – or anywhere else.

Woods this week announced he was to make his return to golf, following a break to deal with well-publicised issues in his private life, at the US Masters, where tight security means heckling is likely to be at a minimum.

“I don’t think he’s going to be the bad guy. He’s going to be 99.9% the good guy,” said Goosen, who was today set to begin the defence of the Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor in Florida.