PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has said Tiger Woods has not agreed a specific date for his long-awaited return.
The 14-time major winner has not swung a competitive club since allegations about his private life emerged at the end of 2009 but has been pictured practising.
Reports had suggested he would return to action in the unofficial Tavistock Cup next Monday and Tuesday, the Arnold Palmer Invitational later the same week or The Masters at Augusta, which takes place between April 8-11.
However, Fincham, who on Sunday suggested Woods would announce his comeback date "pretty soon", has played down reports of an imminent return.
"We have the general information that Tiger is preparing to play and there's been a lot of speculation about when he might come back out," said Finchem.
"Tiger's indicated to us that he will give us reasonable notice because we know we've got some preparation to do.
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But I don't have a specific date when he's going to come back and I can only assume, though, that all this speculation about late March and early April, if he is going to start back then, we will know soon.
Beyond that I can't help you."