Tiger Woods, the world’s best golfer, has had a really shit week. First of all, that car accident, where he crashed into a fire hydrant and tree outside his house. No big deal, you’d think. However, he is being damn evasive about the circumstances of it.
Initial reports were that he had been in an accident and his wife, Elin, had broken the car’s window with a golf club to free him, and pulled him from the car and lay him on the ground, which is where he was when the ambulance arrived at his house. But media speculation surrounding Friday’s crash includes a scenario in which Elin confronted Woods about an alleged affair and chased him with a golf club, smashing in the rear windows of the vehicle as Woods tried to flee, causing him to lose control.
That affair was allegedly with Rachel Uchitel. She dismissed the rumours, saying she had met Woods twice in her life and only in her professional capacity as director of VIP services at a New York night club. Woods has called the rumours "unfounded and malicious".
Tiger’s wife is the blonde in the middle of this picture, Rachel Uchitel is on the right.
Now, things have gotten worse for Tiger, with another woman coming out of the woodwork to claim she had an affair with him. Jaimee Grubbs, 24, a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, has claimed she has details and evidence of a 31-month affair. She claims she began an affair with Woods in April 2007 and ‘‘she has more than 300 text messages – some of them described as ‘racy’ – to prove it’.
The website RadarOnline.com reported one of the text messages allegedly sent by Woods read: “I will wear you out … when was the last time you got (bleeped)?” Another text message allegedly read: “Send me something very naughty … Go to the bathroom and take (a picture)".
But its getting worse – apparently there’s quite a string of women lining up to claim they had sex with Tiger Woods. Wonder if they are all gold diggers looking to cash in on his fame and wealth, or there is any truth amongst all the claims? Whatever the case, Woods’ privacy, which he is very protective of, is going to be sorely tested over the next few weeks. His to-date squeaky clean public image is taking a bit of a hammering, and seems likely to continue to do so until he either fesses up or is able to refute the claims of the various women.
Interest in the matter is so high, there is even a market on Woods’ marital status as of the end of the year.
Which of these would you put money on?
PS – something that surprised me in this story is that Tiger Woods’ house is said to be worth only $3m. In the scheme of things, for a reported billionaire, that’s very restrained and modest.