Woods to face the media

Tiger Woods will give his first press conference on Monday since his former caddie Steve Williams made a racist remark about him.

Former world No.1 set to face questions over racism row

Tiger Woods will give his first press conference on Monday since his former caddie Steve Williams made a racist remark about him. It is unclear whether the former world No.1 will talk about the matter, with the conference in Sydney (scheduled for 11.30pm GMT) called to discuss the forthcoming Australian Open. New Zealander Williams made the remark about Woods at a caddies' awards dinner in Shanghai last Friday, where he was carrying the bag for Australian Adam Scott at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament having parted company with Woods in July. Despite the International Federation of PGA Tours releasing a statement condemning the comment as "entirely unacceptable" on Sunday, neither they nor Scott are planning to take any action against Williams. Scott, quoted in this morning's Daily Telegraph, said: "I don't see it being an issue moving forward. "I think from my side of things and my teams (of sponsors), the matter has been put to bed. I've got nothing more to talk about it with anyone. So I'm moving on." Another Australian golfer, Greg Norman, has also defended Williams. "Steve's not a racist," said Norman, who has previously employed Williams to carry his bag. "We've all made stupid comments at stupid times. Unfortunately his stupid comment became global news. I know he probably regrets saying it. "But I guarantee in that room that night there was probably some heavier things said."