Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods's sponsors have reportedly lost up to $12bn (£7.5bn).

According to E! News, economics professors at the University of California have examined stock market returns for Woods's sponsors in the days following his car crash.

The study took in 13 trading days and finished a week after Woods announced that he will take an "indefinite" break from golf.

The professors found that Gatorade, EA Sports and Nike, which has publicly expressed its support for the sportsman, were some of the worst-hit companies, losing a total of $6bn (£3.7bn).

However, Accenture, which decided to end its relationship with Woods, did not appear to suffer.

Tiger Woods has reportedly entered rehab.

The troubled golfer - who is alleged to have cheated on his wife with around 10 different women - has entered a private facility in Arizona for a reported addiction to sex.

"He has been there for a few days since his handlers forced him to enter the programme,” a source said told X17. "They feel that if he blames his cheating on addiction, the public will forgive him.

"Tiger wants to get back on top. He agreed to put golfing on hold so he could show the world how badly he feels about what he’s done and to prove that he wants to correct the problems that led to his infidelity."

TWO-timing Tiger Woods needed his face rebuilding after fuming wife Elin battered him with a golf club, it was claimed yesterday.

Furman Bisher, one of America's most respected sports journalists, said the nine iron smashed the golf legend's cheek bone - and his two front teeth were almost knocked out.

Bisher - described as the country's top golf writer - also claimed the injuries are the real reason Tiger, 33, has not been seen in public since his mysterious car smash early on November 27.

Elin Nordegren
Smasher ... Elin allegedly battered Tiger
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The retired writer claims his information came from a trustworthy colleague of Tiger's agent, Mark Steinberg.

Bisher said on his blog that Tiger spent America's Thanksgiving Day, November 26, exchanging texts with mistress Rachel Uchitel, 34.

He then went out to play poker with friends but left his mobile phone behind - and Elin read one of the messages.

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Texts ... Rachel Uchitel
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Tiger returned at midnight and there was a "heated discussion".

Bisher wrote: "Tiger sat in a chair in the living room.

"Elin sat across from him, urging Tiger to just come clean. Tiger stayed to his guns and denied everything.

"At one point Tiger turned away to look at the TV and, as he turned back, Elin hit him on the right side of the face with the head of a nine iron.

"She put a huge gash in the right side of his face next to his nose, causing his nose to bruise some, virtually knocking two of his upper teeth out and breaking the bone on the upper right side.

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Club ... 9 iron

"Tiger ran scared as hell out of the house, with Elin swinging the golf club, through the hallway to the garage."

The blog said that as Tiger tried to drive off, Elin smashed the car windows. He hit a tree outside their home in Orlando, Florida.

Bisher said the golfer took a private jet to Phoenix, Arizona, to see a plastic surgeon and cosmetic dentist for "intense" reconstructive procedures.

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Allegedly, that was why he failed to meet Florida Highway Patrol cops on three occasions to discuss the crash.

Tiger has now been linked to at least 13 women and has publicly apologised.

His wife of five years Elin, 29, is said to have seen a divorce lawyer and spent Christmas with her family in her native Sweden.

Last night Tiger's agent Mark Steinberg told The Sun Bisher's claims were "patently false".

Tiger has previously denied Elin used violence.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...golf-club.html


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Wow I don't agree with violence but there is only so much one person can take before they reach breaking point!

Tiger Woods's wife has decided not to divorce him, reports say.

Elin Nordegren, who last week apparently visited the golf star, has changed her mind for the time being, according to Radar.

A source said: "She was happy when she came home, things went well.

"Elin has not filed divorce paper but has explored her options. Tiger sought treatment to save his marriage and so far it's working.

"The stress has taken a big toll on her. But she's a strong woman."

Woods is still receiving treatment at a rehabiliation clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Tiger Woods will end a three-month silence and speak about his infidelity and his future plans today.

Woods is expected to address the shocking and sordid sex scandal that has consumed his life since late November then will return to the clinic where he has been undergoing therapy, according to a letter from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem obtained by The Associated Press.

Finchem's letter to the PGA Tour policy board and other officials explained why Woods chose Friday to make his first public comments, which are to be televised live by the major networks.

The letter shed no light on whether Woods plans to return to the tour anytime soon.

Tiger Woods has made a public apology for his recent behaviour, insisting that he is "deeply sorry" for his actions.

The golf superstar spoke to a small group of friends and members of the media in Florida this morning, marking his first public appearance since his November car crash led to accusations of infidelity.

"Every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of you, simply and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour," he said.

"I was unfaithful, I had affairs and I cheated. What I did was unacceptable.

"I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish. People want to know how I could have done these things to my wife Elin and to my children. And while I have always tried to be a private person, there are some things I want to say."

He continued: "Elin and I have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behaviour. As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words, it will come from my behaviour over time. We have a lot to discuss, however what we say to each other will remain between the two of us."

Woods went on to say that he was aware that his behaviour had "disappointed" his friends, fans, business partners, staff and sponsors, and revealed that he had spent the past 45 days receiving "guidance" for the issues that he is facing.

The athlete continued to deny reports that Elin had attacked him on the night of his crash, insisting that "there has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage" and that Elin deserves "praise, not blame". He also pleaded with the media to leave his wife and their two children alone.

He added: "I plan to return to golf one day, but I just don't know what day that will be. I don't rule out that it will be this year."

Kirsty Gallacher has hotly denied allegations that she was one of Tiger Woods's lovers.

The 34-year-old TV presenter - daughter of former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher - had been linked with Woods on several websites after news broke of the world number one's string of extra-marital affairs.

But Gallacher has insisted that while she is a good friend of the golfer, she was never one of his mistresses.

"It was all speculation and it was all incorrect," she said. "It was very upsetting.

"I knew I was being talked about and that's why lawyers were involved. But what you do in this job is you get quite strong because you know things will come at you.

"And I've always had the support of family and friends. We've all had the rubbish thrown at us but you deal with it."

Earlier this week Woods announced that he will make his return to professional golf at the Masters in Augusta next month following a four-month self-imposed exile from the game.

The return of the fourteen-times Major champion is hotly anticipated, with US host broadcaster CBS expecting higher viewing figures for the tournament than achieved by the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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There is something more to this story than meets the eye. How could a sober man drive out of his driveway and crash into a fire hydrant and a tree when he was only supposed to be travelling at a slow speed. Why did Mrs Woods have to smash a window with a golf club.

I think there has been a wee domsetic and TW has left the house in a bad temper

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Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren have divorced, the couple said in a statement posted on the world number one golfer's website.

"We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future," the couple said.

They said they planned to "share parenting" of their two children.


News of the split comes nine months after a car crash outside Mr Woods' Florida home set off revelations that he had been unfaithful to Ms Nordegren.

Details of the financial settlement have not been disclosed, but US media reports suggest the former Mrs Woods will receive over $100m (£64.4m).

The divorce was finalised in Florida by Bay County Circuit Judge Judy Pittman Biebel in what was described as a brief hearing in which both Mr Woods and Ms Nordegren were present.

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“Woods has been a rather more distracted figure than the one we have been used to seeing on the golf course, and of course his results have reflected that”
Iain Carter BBC Golf correspondent

Correspondents say the agreement is almost certain to have included a secrecy clause surrounding the circumstances leading to the crash which left Tiger Woods seriously injured and after which he publicly confessed to serial infidelity.

BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter says that golf insiders had "guessed... that divorce proceedings have been underway for quite some time".

"Woods has been a rather more distracted figure than the one we have been used to seeing on the golf course, and of course his results have reflected that," Carter said.

The couple married in October 2004 in Barbados and have a 3-year-old daughter, Sam, and a 19-month-old son, Charlie.

'No longer married'

In November 2009 Mr Woods, the world's wealthiest athlete, was involved in a single-vehicle accident outside his Florida home.

Soon after, several women came forward and claimed they had had affairs with Mr Woods.

Mr Woods, 34 subsequently lost several major sponsors, including AT&T Gatorade. In February he publicly apologised and admitted that he had been unfaithful to Ms Nordegren, a former model.

In a statement released by their lawyers on Monday, the pair asked for privacy "as we adjust to a new family situation".

"While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us," the joint statement said.

"Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them."

Mr Woods, bidding to make the US Ryder Cup team as a "captain's pick" is poised to play this week at The Barclays golf tournament in New Jersey.