This handout photo courtesy of Vanity Fair shows golfer Tiger Woods on the cover issue of Vanity fair. Tiger Woods appears on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Vanity Fair, photographed pre-scandal by Annie Leibovitz. For an invisible man, Tiger Woods casts quite a shadow over the 2010 US PGA Tour season. Just when and where the embattled world number one will return from his "indefinite break" from golf are questions looming over the season that opens January 7, 2010 with the SBS Championship at Kapalua. Woods, winner of 82 tournaments worldwide, closed the year with a stunning fall from grace, admitting infidelity to wife Elin, who is reportedly set to divorce him amid reports he had as many mistresses as major titles: 14. AFP PHOTO/VANITY FAIR/� 2010 by Annie Leibovitz; all rights reserved; N.Y.C./HANDOUT/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read ANNIE LEIBOVITZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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In this image released by Vanity Fair, golfer Tiger Woods is shown on the cover of the February 2010 issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine which goes on sale nationwide on Jan 12. (AP Photo/courtesy of Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair) ** MANDATORY CREDIT: Courtesy of Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair **
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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© BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** It has been reported that Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's wife, spent a holiday skiing with her sister Josefin and her brother in law Daniel Lonnborg. January 2, 2009 Job: 64131EM Chamonix, France www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2009, file photo, Tiger Woods of the United States, hits a shot on the 18th in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 during the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath. While Woods has not played since Nov. 15 in Australia, the competition has been as fierce as ever _ not against Phil Mickelson or any other player, rather the paparazzi. Some say the first picture of him, since driving his SUV into a tree outside his Florida home and setting off an explosive and incredible sex scandal, could bring as much as $100,000.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
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FILE - In this July 2, 2009, file photo, Tiger Woods looks down the fourth fairway during the first round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. AT&T Inc. said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
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By: bryan reynolds on 12/21/2009 4:52PM
yes i know tiger is wrong but can u guys give them a break so that they work things out he's not the frist and not going to be the last 80% of u do the same thing
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By: Felicia on 12/21/2009 11:12PM
It's the same old story. Blackman works hard, Blackman makes it big, Blackman hunts for a white girl, Blackman marry whitey. Whitey dumps dummy.. Whitey gets HALF. All other whiteys (judge & lawyers & media)see to it. The story has a very predictable ending.
Ha Ha Ha! Take it Gurl! It's your birth right. Slavery's over, but you still have this. Take it! Buy your mamma a yatch. Lord knows she earned it after all the faintings $ all! lol!
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By: Trenia on 12/25/2009 8:57AM
He doesn't deserve a break. The fact that he made a conscious decision to think solely of his satisfaction and not the havock he would bring to his private and personal life says he asked for this. A loyal partner deserves a loyal partner. Problems should be worked out with that partner instead of with some careless romp that ultimately means nothing to you. FAMILY VALUES ARE STILL IMPORTANT. There was time in between meeting and taking their clothes off to make the rational decision. He chose the other and its consequences.
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By: Ellie on 12/21/2009 5:00PM
Money is why she married him from the start. No matter what she actually ends up with, it is more than she came in with and brought to the table.
He played, now he has got to pay if she actually leaves. They are young and might just work through this. Either way, she's planning to get rich and that was her plan from the start. She knew there was some womanizing, because it was an open secret on the tour, so she figured she would sit tight until she could rob him.
Well, that was mighty expensive sex.
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By: Delia Winn on 12/25/2009 10:45PM
For crying out loud. Just because some knew he was a cheater does not mean that his wife did, he fooled everybody, except some of his so call friends and girlfriends. What do you know about their life? her humilliation,pain that she must have suffered when she found out.You said she only marry him for his money? why? he is an attractive man and he fooled the public why not her. According to you no one can love a black man unless is for his money, shame on you give him some credit. But he acted indecent and he will pay
not always with money, he has lost the respect of his family, friends and the public and the love of his family.I am sure his mother can forgive him. Do not expect his other family to.
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By: Ellie on 12/26/2009 8:35AM
To Delia Winn:
Elin is getting what she came to the party for; his MONEY! No matter what happens, for 5 years of hanging out and playing stupid, she is leaving with MILLIONS! It is what she wanted from the start and she accomplished her mission.
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By: coolwaze on 12/21/2009 5:15PM
This girl met Tiger as a nanny, saw a rich man and knew Tiger was a gold mine. She knew his lifestyle and figured she'd pop out a couple babies and at some point cry foul. All I can say is her mother taught her well. Marry money and bring it home honey. Now she can marry a man of her own kind and spend they can spend her ex-black husbands money. You go girl, I ain't mad at you.
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By: prospector on 1/08/2010 11:25PM
Now she can take the money and doesn't have to marry anyone.
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By: barbarascy385 on 12/21/2009 5:25PM
I really hope he can work all of this out, but my guess is this is going to get nasty. This woman has been humiliated and disrespected publicly and payback is a mother. I do think he needs to figure out why he did this to himself, but his marriage may be over and there is no one to blame but himself. If she did marry him for money she is about to get the BIG payoff but she still probably feels like a damned fool. And let's hope there are no STD's involved. Let's see if that money can substitute for a good father figure for her children. This is just a bad situation for everybody involved and money will not make the pain of it go away.
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By: Que Rock on 12/25/2009 11:41AM
Everyone is hating on Tiger, but I guarantee you if it were me, though he's guilty of, or should I say accused of, a lot of things, if she wants to go that way, I'll start to reveal a lot of the things that went on in the household, not that they're considered excuses for his behavior, but enough is enough! I said this once and I'll say it again. How many of the BW actually care about or know anything about golf? Are you just angry that YOU didn't get your greedy paws on the money? I do agree that. when all of your family is successful - POLITICIAN - LAWYER - and you're a NANNY, something is wrong. You have to come up with a plan. My opinion, as everyone seem sot have one, is no matter how painfull it might seem at the time, pay her off and move on. Whatever he does, do not go on the EXPLOITER'S SHOW. (OPHRA)
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