Quest for redemption for Tiger

Breaking Jack Nicklaus's all-time record of 18 major titles will be a focus for Tiger Woods as he tries to move beyond the sex scandal that cost him a marriage, endorsement riches and golf supremacy.

A Woods charm offensive ahead of Saturday's one-year anniversary of the car crash that began his fall from grace hinted at what the future will be for the 14-time major winner as he seeks to rebuild his life on and off the course.

"To rebuild it is basically coming to grips with who I am," Woods told ESPN. "I was down. I was angry. I wasn't happy with who I was. I was doing things that morally, inside, I knew were wrong. I've come out the other side.

"Look at where I'm at now and how much better I feel. I have a much better perspective now."

WASHINGTON, Thursday (AFP)