ESPN's schedule shrank from 18 events to 14, but added early round coverage of higher-quality tournaments like the Memorial and the Players Championship.
He says the Open is a "pinnacle" event, but also believes there should be more high-quality tournaments in the UK, particularly in England.
Fellow American Stewart Cink, the 2009 Open champion, said that the sport had enjoyed high-quality tournaments in the past without Woods, citing his absence in 2008 while he recovered from knee surgery.
Forward Joe Sakic of Canada said the possibility of a disruption would not affect the quality of the tournament.
The Manchester City midfielder had arguably been this team's most consistent performer throughout qualification but he, like others in this squad, failed to impose any real quality on the tournament.
"We believe U.S. Open officials take great pride in their involvement with the U.S. Open, and they won't do anything that will jeopardize the quality of the tournament," said Chris Widmaier, the association's managing director for corporate communications.
Even aside from these peaks there was real quality throughout the tournament with South Africa's quarter-final against Wales and semi-final against New Zealand, Wales's performances with a depleted squad, and Scotland's stirring quarter-final near-miss against a possibly complacent Australia.
If the emotional state of the players reflected the quality of a tournament then women's football at the Olympics was right up there.
The courts were named after her husband Ron Hughes who was the Rackets Professional at Malvern from 1956 until 1986 The courts are now both tournament quality.
