The two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for Woods, confirmed that he had been working on the details of his return with Ari Fleischer, the former White House spokesman who has advised several athletes on public relations, including Mark McGwire.
"It's a love letter," said James Crow, a broker at the Corcoran Group who has advised several clients to write them.
"Every campaign I've ever heard of does this," said a foreign policy expert who has advised several campaigns and who insisted that his name not be printed.
Natalia Tsukanova has advised several Russian companies with state-ownership and her Moscow-based company, Xenon Capital Partners, gave £10,000 to the Conservative party in 2010.
"It's stunning," said Neil Newhouse, a Republican pollster who has advised several of his clients across the country to weave the subject into their messages.
The chief executive is Lisa Frazier, a partner in McKinsey and Company, the consulting firm, who has advised several media businesses and was involved in planning the Bay Area project.
"He's a good ol' boy and everybody likes him," said Jeff Ward, a lawyer in the western part of the state who has advised several state and local Republican campaigns.
Still, more than 40 million tourists visit the city each year, and "there's really no way of screening that many people without greatly limiting access," said Christopher E. McGoey, a security consultant who has advised several Las Vegas casinos.
Lance Hurley, corporate director of client services for Bernard Haldane, a career management company based in New York, has advised several unemployed corporate finance managers to take accounting positions with a temporary-employment firm like Accountemps.
