2010 Masters,Nike and Mr. Woods

Nike has confirmed it is airing a television commercial Wednesday Tiger Woods and the voice of his late , an edgy move that calls out his personal problems on the eve of his return to competitive golf.

Nike has confirmed it is a commercial Wednesday featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father, an edgy move that out his on the eve of his to competitive golf.

The ad is to air on ESPN and the Golf Channel just one day before the Masters tournament .

In the stark, black-and-white ad, Mr. Woods looks directly into the camera without speaking while a of his late is heard, about taking responsibility.

“Did you learn anything?” Earl Woods says.

Mr. Woods is to golf after a that revelations of and a stint in rehab.

Sporting goods maker Nike was one of a few to by Mr. Woods through the that erupted late last year. Mr. Woods had been the sports world's biggest money and was the $1-billion (U.S.) .

But he lost top from companies such as Accenture LLP and AT&T Inc. as the scandal . Other companies like Procter & Gamble Co.'s Gillette unit, didn't drop him outright, although it him in advertisements.

But companies more closely linked to his golf ability, such as Nike, memorabilia Upper Deck Co. and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. by him.

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