Times: "Tiger Woods 'was fleeing his angry wife'"

[Elmore Furth]

Crouching Tiger, hitting hydrant.
Hell hath no fury ...

Police went to the home of Tiger Woods, the world’s No 1 golfer, last night to question him after a car accident outside his Florida home left him bleeding and unconscious in the street and his wife holding a golf club.

Two officers of the Florida Highway Patrol visited Woods, 33, and his wife, the former model Elin Nordegren, 29, to talk about the circumstances of the incident which they described as “unusual”.

There has been speculation about the state of their marriage after the golfer’s name was linked to a nightclub hostess in a magazine article.

Unconfirmed reports said the couple, who have been married for five years, had had a row at their Thanksgiving dinner before Woods took off in his new Cadillac Escalade 4x4 at 2.25am on Friday and hit a fire hydrant and then a tree. Police ruled out alcohol as a factor.




Tiger Woods ‘was fleeing his angry wife’

[underpants]

1. Crouching Tiger, hitting hydrant.

:rofl:

Oh man that is good

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I rec'd this for THAT alone!

:rofl:

[Kingofalldems]

4. That is probably the way it went down---Should be made a headline in the paper

[rfranklin]

9. when I heard about her trying to "free" him with the golf club...

I knew something was up...

[merh]

18. That is the title of a seperate article

Complete with a list of some of the web jokes

Crouching Tiger, hidden hydrant

At his best, the golfer Tiger Woods has an aim that is pinpoint accurate; at 2.25am on Friday he was all over the place.

After a Thanksgiving dinner with his wife Elin Nordegren at their home in Florida, he leapt into his car — for reasons that may or may not be connected with rumours linking him to another woman — and shot off down the drive, apparently with his wife in pursuit, clutching a golf club. Keeping your head down, feet solidly planted and eye on the ball is not easy in such tricky conditions.

-snip-

Web jokes

Perhaps Tiger should have used a driver

That’s the first time Tiger Woods has failed to drive 300 yards

Tiger Woods drives into a water hazard

After a wayward drive, Tiger Woods found water before nestling behind a tree.

Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree ... he couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron.

I find it’s a nightmare driving at 2.05am: sometimes you can’t see the Woods for the trees.

Tiger Woods has been dropped by Gillette after admitting that his crash was the closest shave he had ever had

U tell yr wife everything? My wife thinks I’m at the office. I tell her I’m playing golf when I’m with another woman

Apparently, the only person who can beat Tiger Woods with a golf club is Elin.

Tiger’s wife went for him over a birdie.

What was the second worst part of Tiger’s car accident? The police found the driver in the trunk.

Tiger Woods owns several cars; it’s a shame that he got a hole in one

[intheflow]

46. Those are some great lines!

:rofl:

Hi merh! :hi:

[Liberation Angel]

19. That made me laugh so hard

made my day

gold star for underpants!

Thanks for that

haven't laughed like that for aeons

its sad but oh so so funny

[tonysam]

36. News of the World's is better:

TIGER'S NOT A LION CHEETAH
BUT HIS WIFE STILL WENT APE - SHE USED TWO CLUBS ON HIS CADDY

More

[tomm2thumbs]

38. bwahhahahah - that's laugh out loud hilarious

I hope you bought the website

[cali]

3. this belongs in the lounge.

he's not a politician or anyone who has any impact on our lives.

[taterguy]

5. To the best of my knowledge, Tiger does not dine at Olive Garden, ergo it's not Lounge-worthy

Maybe the sports forum.

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

27. What if he breastfed there?

Even in the smoking section!!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Di1HzTLtBlM/RreOBPvv4VI/AAAAAAAABds/g3sJdIFl4i8/s400/breastfeeding+man.jpg

[Captain Hilts]

6. I'm no fan, but Woods IS more than a golfer to a lot of people. nt

[TicketyBoo]

7. If it were the NY Times,

I'd give it more credence.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Geez, don't they have any news of their own over there?

WTF is with all the U.K.-source postings lately?

[HipChick]

22. Globally owned...media outlets

[saltpoint]

10. This is what happens when we allow just anybody to keep golf clubs

in their homes.

[elocs]

11. "had a row at their Thanksgiving dinner

before Woods took off in his new Cadillac Escalade 4x4 at 2.25am".

Kind of a late Thanksgiving dinner.

[marshall]

12. I hope Tiger has taken steps to make sure his children are safe

Maybe his mother can help him take care of them, at least until they get his wife stabilized.

[nashville_brook]

15. -1

[marshall]

20. He has two children now.

His wife recently gave birth to a boy.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

31. I don't think his children are in danger.

[marshall]

32. That's what many a mourning parent has said

The man whose children were drowned in the bathtub said the same thing.

It's better to be proactive.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

33. So you think she's having PPD and not just really pissed off?

[marshall]

41. I'm just concerned with the violence, not the label

What it is diagnosed as is important to her treatment, but it is not as crucial as the safety of her children with Woods.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

43. I don't think really pissed off is able to be clinically diagnosed.

[marshall]

45. That's why it should be a law enforcement issue, at least primarily

Being pissed off is one thing--lacerating someone's face and whatever else went on that lead Woods to go fleeing into the night while under the influence of pain killers--that's a whole new level.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

48. And I'm sure if someone pressed charges then the police would take action.

[marshall]

50. I don't think the police have been able to get a statement from Woods or his wife

It's the same old story--domestic violence goes unreported, and when it is reported, it is often recanted.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

52. So how do you know how Woods received his injuries?

[marshall]

53. News reports

http://www.examiner.com/x-12767-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m11d28-TMZ-reports-Tiger-Woods-facial-lacerations-from-wife-not-car-accident-slideshow-photos

The exaaminer cites TMZ--which is widely criticized for its tactics, but not the truthfulness of its reports.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

56. Scratches are not lacerations.

[marshall]

62. Law enforcement reported the injuries as lacerations

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/27/tiger.woods/index.html

This was their initial report from treating Woods on the scene.

The TMZ witness, presumably a neighbor or friend and not medical personnel, described the injuries as scratches rendered by Woods's wife.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

65. Well scratches wouldn't make for a very serious assault case.

[marshall]

66. It didn't start out as an assault case

It started out as possibly a DUI (which I guess it still is, just not alcohol related) and the lacerations were initially thought to have been a result of the crash or the wife busting out the back window with a golf club and somehow pulling him out.

Yeah, there's lots of implausible things going on here.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

67. So her reportedly scratching his face led you to believe she was a danger to her kids?

[marshall]

69. Safety of children is a priority in every case

It overrides the interest of the adults.

There are many cases in the last few years where an angry spouse has inflicted harm on a child to get back at the other parent.

Hopefully it's not the case here, and one likes to think that likely it is not. But where children are involved, better to be safe than sorry.

[Rebubula]

81. Dumbest post ever...

Seriously....is this how you see women? You see an inherent danger to the children of a woman that has learned that her husband has had an affair?

In fact, please refer to the THOUSANDS of other cases where spouses fight (sometimes violently) and DO NOT EVEN THINK of killing the children.

Proactive? No...over reactive.

[HipChick]

78. Tiger probabely has several nannies, his wife was just a nanny herself

before he pluckered her from babysitting chores

[Swede]

13. Fore!

Kinda ironic her usinga golf club.

[safeinOhio]

14. cocains for horses not for men

ain't no bodies business but your own.

I take the Billy Holiday approach.

[rocktivity]

16. Exactly where did Woods and Uchitel meet? THAT is the the question.

(Woods's agent...said Woods had met Rachel Uchitel...at a club but that there was no “romantic relationship” between the two...(A)t her New York home...Uchitel...(told) reporters...it was “totally untrue”...(The National Enquirer)...claims the two were together...while Woods was competing in the Australian Masters.

I don't think Tiger's that's stupid--an affair during "working hours?" But it would help enormously if Uchitel could explain what she was doing in Australia during the Masters--it's quite a distance from ANYWHERE for a mere fan to go see a golf tournament. And where was club where they met--Melbourne?

:shrug:
rocktivity

[TorchTheWitch]

17. she doesn't have to explain a fucking thing

This is the private business of three people none of whom owe any explanations to anyone about their private business.

[marshall]

21. Isn't that the meme of battered spouse syndrome?

That it's a private matter and everyone (including the police) should just butt out.

That can't be done, especially when the welfare of two small children is involved.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

24. excellent point. hadn't thought about that

[TorchTheWitch]

42. WHAT battered spouse syndrome???

There is no evidence that she hit him. None.

If there was physical abuse then of course it's a matter for the police, but that wasn't what you were questioning. You were questioning their personal business concerning adultery and the personal business of "the other woman" and the personal business of the possibility of Elin confronting Tiger about it or whatever else may have set off an argument we don't even know yet has even occurred... none of which is anyone's business but the people involved.

[dysfunctional press]

77. unless she's dragged into a divorce court as a co-respondant...

but the chances of that happening are pretty much non-existent.

[tabasco]

23. European women have a bad temper.

I know cuz I got one.

[HipChick]

76. South American, Brazilian, Carribean etc

so it kinda washes out your claim

[trof]

25. And...he's lawyered up now.

His attorney declined a third request for questioning by the state trooper according to CBS just now.
Uh oh.

[rainbow4321]

71. The one papers are saying is his alleged, um, friend

She has lawyered up, also.

Should be an interesting week.

[Deja Q]

26. Okay, so he's not able to hit a hole-in-one in the bedroom.

Unless he's doing so in someone else's bedroom, in which case I'll side with the wife. I loathe cheaters.

[dysfunctional press]

29. it sounds like he's been hitting the holes in at least two...

:rimshot:

[seeinfweggos]

30. infidelity is no defense to domestic violence

but i loath cheaters too

[EndersDame]

49. I loathe spousal abuse

[dysfunctional press]

28. why would anyone break out the BACK window of an suv to give assistance...?

in the circumstances described?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

34. Surprisingly, the windshield is usually the cheapest to replace.

I would guess with defoggers, wipers etc. the back window in a SUV would be the most expensive. Somehow though I'm guessing none of that crossed her mind.

[dysfunctional press]

39. i had to replace the rear window on my minivan- it was $280...

they came to my house and did it in my driveway.
it has defoggers, a wiper, and it's the dark 'privacy glass'.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

40. That's not bad. A woman hit one of our arson investigators it was much more expensive.

Close to $500 for the back window on a small SUV. Of course our shop is not known for the best deals.

[dysfunctional press]

59. i used the yellow pages...

and i was pleasantly surprised by the price when they quoted it.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

60. I doubt our small vehicle shop would take that advice.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

35. If there's really nothing here and Tiger was knocked unconscious...

...from a low-speed impact, then he would be slumped over, possibly against the window, and she didn't want to make things worse by shattering the driver-side window.


Okay, I've explained that. Now I have to get his unconscious ass out of the SUV through the back window. :rofl:

[Honeycombe8]

44. The front doors were probably jammed, and the back of an SUV opens up like a van...

She could open the back fully, hop up and walk to the front to get him out.

It's also the furthest away glass, so that would help avoid glass getting on Tiger.

[dysfunctional press]

47. the front doors weren't jammed.

only one side of the car had damage

it seems more likely that an enraged wife was beating on the car as he tried to drive off.

[Honeycombe8]

63. Oh, pleeeeeez. Your imagination is taking over, now. nt

[dysfunctional press]

74. MY imagination?

sorry, but i don't work at the enquirer, tmz, or the times.

[TorchTheWitch]

51. So flying glass doesn't get at the person in the car

Pretty logical really. You'd want to break the window farthest away from the person so they aren't injured by flying glass fragments. Breaking the back window is probably the best solution as he wouldn't likely be injured by flying glass and she could climb through and unlock the door to drag him out.

[dysfunctional press]

57. apparently it wasn't the back window- it was the one right behind his head.

so much for the 'farthest away' theory...:shrug:

[rainbow4321]

70. Two back passenger windows were busted out

One on each side of the car. WHY smash TWO to 'rescue someone'. You don't. You smash two when you run out of the house after your spouse who you are a little pissed at and he jumps in the SUV to escape.

He has refused to let cops see him so they can assess his facial/head injuries. All they want to do is see if the injuries are consistant with the condition of the vehicle. He refuses to show his injuries. WHY?

[dysfunctional press]

75. here's another question-

where did she get the club to bust out the car window(s) if it was indeed a 'rescue attempt'...?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

54. I saw the pics and it looked as if it were the back passenger window

Not the actual back hatch window, like has been implied in the media. Which kind of makes more sense no matter why she broke the window out.

[dysfunctional press]

55. that would make more sense- as you could unlock the driver's door.

or can you...? i'm not familiar with the door locks on that vehicle. :shrug:

(however- my money is still on a fit of jealous rage, not an effort to assist)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

61. I think it depends on if they had the child safety locks engaged or not

If not then you can unlock the back door back and get in to hit the main unlock button in the front.

Who knows, it could be she broke the window in a fit of rage while he was driving off causing him to swerve, run over the hydrant and hit the tree, and then used the already broken window to get in and get him out of the vehicle. The 911 call did say he was out of the vehicle laying on the ground and unconscious, so it appears someone (his wife?) got him out before he came to. :shrug:

[girl gone mad]

68. To avoid causing injury to the driver.

I saw the pictures on TMZ. The back passenger window was broken. If Tiger was unconscious and the doors were locked, it makes sense that she would break the back window. It doesn't make sense to me that she would break it in an assault attempt.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

72. I've got

Tiger tries to flee club wielding wife by backing down driveway but strikes hydrant. Then has to put it in drive and head into the "war zone," at which time he's peppered with a barrage of iron. His alternate route includes protecting himself, avoiding wife, and maneuvering around neighbor's tree.

[dysfunctional press]

73. there still has to be a reason he was driving like that at that hour...

and when/where did she get his golf club from, in order to bust out the window to get to him?

my money is on 'marital strife' and not 'rescue attempt'.

but- just as with the subject of how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie-pop...the world may never know. :shrug:

[AlinPA]

37. Shouldn't this stuff about Woods gossip be in the Lounge or Sports?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

58. Does this mean he's suffering from abused spouse syndrome by not wanting to tell the police?

Or is it "chivalrous" of him to stand in the way of charges being filed on his wife for spousal abuse since it's believed their argument was over his alleged affair?

Really, what would be people's view of this situation if their genders were reversed?

[Honeycombe8]

64. I'm guessing it was prescription drugs, since it wasn't alcohol.

Hard to test for Rx drugs, if you don't know what to test for.

Didn't he have some health problem or injury recently? He got hooked on painkillers, maybe?

This is all too common.

[marshall]

79. He is still suffering from the injury, I think it's a knee injury

Probably took at least a full dose in order to get a full night's sleep--and hadn't planned on having to flee for his life in the middle of the night. But when an angry woman who's already mangled your face is chasing you with a golf club it's time to hightail it out anyway you can.

[ecstatic]

80. I applaud him for keeping silent and not allowing the msm to turn him into the next Gosselin

It's a private matter and none of our business.

[marshall]

82. Unfortunately he's opening himself to an obstruction of justice charge

Keeping silent to the media is one thing--but keeping silent to law enforcement that repeatedly asks for an explanatio is not only imprudent, it's illegal.