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| Tue, 12-01-2009 - 8:16am |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Tiger Woods has canceled plans to attend his own golf tournament in southern California because of injuries he suffered near his Florida home early Friday, the pro golfer said in a statement Monday.
"I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week," Woods said of the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California. "I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I'm very sorry that I can't be there."
He also canceled a Tuesday news conference for the start of the tournament, which helps raise money for Tiger Woods Foundation programs.
Woods suffered minor injuries in a vehicle accident early Friday in his luxury neighborhood near Orlando, Florida, according to a police accident report.
State police in Florida said Monday an investigation of the single-vehicle crash "is ongoing and charges are pending."
The incident has ended Woods' golf appearances until next season, according to a statement posted on his Web site.
"Woods will not participate in any other tournaments in 2009 and will return to action next year," the statement said.
The PGA Tour has ended for the year, but the first tournament of the 2010 season is just five weeks away. At least one other charity event is scheduled, but it is not clear if Woods had planned to attend.
"We support Tiger's decision and are confident the strong field and excellent course will provide an exciting week of competition at the Chevron World Challenge," McLaughlin said.
In a statement issued Sunday afternoon on his Web site, Woods offered no details of his wreck except to say he had cuts and bruises and was "pretty sore."
"This situation is my fault, and it's obviously embarrassing to my family and me," he said. "I'm human and I'm not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn't happen again."
According to a police report, Woods pulled out of his driveway about 2:25 a.m. Friday in a 2009 Cadillac SUV and struck a fire hydrant, then a tree.
Authorities have said they don't have details on why Woods was driving away from his home at such an early hour, but a police report said the wreck was not alcohol-related.
State troopers have unsuccessfully asked three times to question him about the wreck, police said. Woods canceled the third scheduled interview on Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes told CNN.
"We have been informed by the Florida Highway Patrol that further discussion with them is both voluntary and optional," said Woods' agent Mark Steinberg, in a written statement. "Although Tiger realizes that there is a great deal of public curiosity, it has been conveyed to FHP that he simply has nothing more to add and wishes to protect the privacy of his family."
Under Florida law, Woods must show his license, registration and proof of insurance to police, but is not obligated to give a statement on the crash. His attorney Mark NeJame handed over the required documents to the troopers Sunday at Woods' home, Montes said.
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NeJame told CNN he stood by Woods' statement and had no further comment.
"If we're unable to meet with him, we'll move on with our investigation," Montes said. But she called the delays "very unusual, because it's such a minor accident."
Last week, a story in the National Enquirer alleged that Woods has been seeing a New York nightclub hostess. The Associated Press contacted the woman and reported she denied having an affair with Woods.
The 33-year-old golf phenomenon has won the Masters tournament and the PGA tournament each four times, as well as three U.S. Open Championships.
Investigators had sought possible surveillance tapes of the wreck from neighbors, but none were found, she said.
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In his Sunday statement, Woods praised his wife Elin Nordegren, saying she "acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble." Nordegren told police she used a golf club to break out the rear window of the vehicle, then pulled Woods from the SUV after she heard the accident from inside their home.
"This is a private matter, and I want to keep it that way." "The only person responsible for the accident is me," he said.
Woods and his wife have two children, a 2-year-old and a baby born in February.
Holy Cow!!!! What is it with people these days that they feel its a God-given right to invade the privacy of others? Is Tiger Woods' car accident really any business of ours? All the speculating and assumptions and accusations are like stones being thrown at the man in an attempt to anger him into 'fessing up to something that will titillate us and be tomorrow's next great TMZ story.
I applaud him for keeping his private life private. He ran his car into a tree in front of his house. Oooops. Right now it's between him and his insurance agent. And that's the way it should stay.


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"Come on with bad marriage and mean wife stories?"
This is almost kind of sick. She's staying with him for money?
I've always wondered what it would be like to be filthy rich; but the more I see of these kind of people the more I think I'm better off scrapping by. I might not have much, but at least my self-respect is intact and I live in an honest relationship.
You obviously saw something in the man that you thought was worthy of your time and effort and I commend you for that.
Just FYI...It wasn't my DH.
I tried to answer this yesterday but something happened & I lost the entire post.
First of all, you are misinterpreting what I've written.
**This is almost kind of sick. She's staying with him for money?
I've always wondered what it would be like to be filthy rich; but the more I see of these kind of people the more I think I'm better off scrapping by. I might not have much, but at least my self-respect is intact and I live in an honest relationship.**
There are all kinds of marital arrangements and very few fairy tales. If they did not have a prenup, if they were in a community property state, she would be entitled to HALF his earnings and half of the property they acquired, spousal support and child support. How is that really any different? My understanding is that they are in therapy and she is renogotiating the previous contract WITH a behavioral clause on Tigers part.
I've worked with enough powerful men (and women) to know that many of them couldn't do what they do without their spouse in the wings, doing what they do to make their lives run smoothly. Of course the could PAY someone to do it, so why should a spouse not
I find it a serious lack of self-respect and honesty if someone would remain married to a spouse simply to fulfill a monetary contract. (She must attend public functions with him, stay for two years, etc.) Either divorce the man and be done with it, or reconcile and make the marriage work.
A dj on the radio the other day referred to women marrying celebrity men as "making a deal with the devil." The woman gets the fancy lifestyle, but it's inevitable that her
In my younger modeling days I had a gay male friend in the entertainment business. This was when it was not okay to be gay. We had a very honest discussion, at one point ,where he offered me $500K, plus $100K a year to marry him and act as his wife for a minimum of 5 years. I would be called on to present myself in public with him as a loving wife, organize meetings with clientel in the home, etc. This was basically so he could pull off the farce of being a straight man. I, personally, couldn't do it. He did find someone else
I agree with everything you say.
And I wouldn't have been one to fault you for marrying
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