Tiger Woods’ Infidelity Cost him his Marriage and a lot of Money
Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren’s divorce has been finalized. It seems their life together was unlivable and as a result the two have decided to go their separate ways. This was one of the strangest and most interesting scandals to hit the world of golf for a long time now. It led to Woods’ great fall from grace and destroyed his image in the eyes of the fans of this game and also his corporate sponsors. It also severely affected his game, with him not winning a single tournament this year. The world number one looks all set to drop from the rankings and all this is because he couldn’t remain faithful to his gorgeous former Swedish model wife.
The strange tale started on the 27th of November 2009 when Tiger Woods crashed his car into a tree and a hydrant outside his home. He suffered facial lacerations and rumors started swirling around about the incident. Right after the accident, Woods took full responsibility for it and said there was no truth in the allegations of domestic abuse and that his wife didn’t hit him. On the 2nd of December, a cocktail waitress named Jaimee Grubbs came forward and claimed that she had a two and a half years affair with Woods. Woods later admitted to the affair and said he was sorry for letting his family and his fans down. Many more women then came forward and claimed they had affairs with the golfer. On this, Woods announced a long break from the game and tried to repair his family situation but in early 2010, Woods’ major sponsors distanced themselves from him with AT&T and Accenture dropping him from their panel. Upon his return to the game, he looked like a broken man and it seemed that his skills have been severely affected by the saga.
On the other hand, the whole sordid affair was extremely tough on Woods’ ex wife, and she claimed she never even suspected him of cheating on her. The thought did not even cross her mind during their years of marriage. From the media stories surrounding the affair, it seems Nordegren was never to blame in anything that took place. She truly loved Woods and was absolutely heartbroken over what he did to her. She felt embarrassed and went through h**l during the whole time things were being revealed to her. The dodgy one in this scenario was Woods, who couldn’t remain faithful to his wife. The one thing Nordegren can look forward to now is the fact that she will get a divorce settlement worth at the most $500 million, and unlike some of the other women who marry to get rich, she looks like she really deserves this amount.
Woods’ infidelities have caused him some serious problems; he is thought to have lost $30 million worth of endorsements because of the affairs he took part in and even sales of his videogame have suffered. EA, the makers of the game “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11”, said that they saw a significant drop in sales over the period when news of the scandal broke. However, the biggest problem for the star has been the deserting of his fans. Even though many people still support the dodgy golfer, a clear majority surely has turned away from him and it seems he was really affected by it. The biggest effect that we can see of this has been on his game; he has not won a single major tournament this year and doesn’t look likely to anytime soon.
Tiger Woods is a strange man; he had it all, a great career, a beautiful wife, two wonderful children, so much money he will not be able to spend it all and the support and love of adoring fans all over the world. He blew all that away because he couldn’t control his sexual desires. This sad and strange tale has much causality in it and Woods should be the biggest one because everything he is going through right now seems justified. We will have to wait and see if he can regain his composure and get back to the top of his game, but does anyone really want to see that happen?
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