ESPN Crowing About Tiger's Return at The Masters

ESPN sent out a statement touting the fact that it will carry the return of Tiger Woods at The Masters in the first and second rounds. You had better believe the Alleged Worldwide Leader will be promoting the hell out of this.

ESPN Statement on Tiger Woods’ decision to return to competitive golf

“Tiger’s return to competitive golf at this year’s Masters Tournament will surely be one of the biggest stories the sporting world has seen. We will cover the Masters Tournament and Tiger’s return across a variety of ESPN platforms, both domestically and internationally.” — John Wildhack, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions

Note: ESPN will have First and Second Round coverage of The Masters (April 8-9), as well as live coverage of the Par 3 Contest (Apr. 7).

MASTERS SCHEDULE ACROSS ESPN NETWORKS

ESPN, ESPN3.com – Wed., 4/7/10, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, 2.0 hours, Live, Par 3 Contest

ESPN, ESPN3.com – Wed., 4/7/10, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, 1.0 hour, Live, SportsCenter at The Masters

ESPN, ESPN3.com – Thu., 4/8/10, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM, 3.5 hours, Live, First Round

ESPN Deportes – Thu., 4/8/10, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM, 3.5 hours, Live, First Round

ESPN – Thu., 4/8/10, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, 3.0 hours, Tape, First Round (Reair)

ESPN, ESPN3.com, Fri., 4/9/10, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM, 3.5 hours, Live, Second Round

ESPN Deportes, Fri., 4/9/10, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM, 3.5 hours, Live, Second Round

ESPN, Fri., 4/9/10, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, 3.0 hours, Tape, Second Round (Reair)

CBS is hoping Tiger will make the cut so the ratings extravaganza continues.