Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He is considered one of the most successful golfers in the history of the game. He was the first athlete ever to break the billion dollar earnings barrier. According to Forbes Magazine, the 10-million-dollar bonus that Woods earned winning the FedEx Cup on September 27, 2009 pushed his total earnings into ten figures.http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/29/tiger-woods-billion-business-sports-tiger.html

On March 11, 2010 the New York Post reported that Tiger Woods plans on returning and again playing golf tournaments. Tiger made his return at The Masters in Augusta, Georgia in early April..http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/golf/woods_hires_weeks_bush_aide_to_prep_p7ZMNxmWaTffK5O4nxGEhK#ixzz0hsqSPzD6. Helping Tiger Woods handle his return will be former White House adviser, Ari Fleischer. Ari Fleischer previously worked under President George W. Bush.

The 14th season debut of the Comedy Central television series South Park featured an entire episode about Woods's sexual addiction. The episode aired on March 17, 2010.

On Tuesday, March 16, Woods announced he would return to playing the Masters in April, 2010, after a nearly half-year interruption following his car accident on November 27, 2009.

According to his statement:
"The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta."

"The major championships have always been a special focus in my career and, as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be, even though it's been a while since I last played." http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/03/16/sp-golf-tiger-woods-masters.html

On March 26, 2010, TMZ.com reported Woods had recorded a new commercial for his sponsor Nike. the commercial was taped on the Isleworth Country Club golf course in Windermere, Florida, which is near where Woods is living.http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/26/tiger-woods-shoots-new-commercial-for-nike

On April 1, 2010, TMZ reported that Woods paid off the first mistress the world became to know, Rachel Uchitel a pay-off reward of $10 million, in an attempt to keep her silent. http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/01/tiger-woods-mistress-rachel-unchitel-payout-prenup/

On the same day, rumors appeared about Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' wife, being pregnant. According tot the rumors, Elin was said to be pregnant as long as four months, and the main reason why she was not yet filing for divorce.http://www.spreadit.org/is-elin-woods-pregnant/

The pregnancy rumors proved to be unfounded, however, and Woods and Nordegren officially divorced on August 23, 2010. In an interview with People Magazine, Nordegren said she had "been through hell" and that she was completely unaware of Woods' infidelity. She added that since she and Woods separated, she had "not watched one minute of golf".http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5495563

Upon hearing of Woods' divorce, one of his former mistresses, Rachel Uchitel was reported to have told a friend that she would "give up everything to be with him again". In previous months, Uchitel was rumored to be marrying Woods after his divorce.http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/08/-rachel-uchitel-wants.html.php

In April 2010 Tiger Woods rejoined the PGA Tour after a 5-month gap at The Masters. While Woods himself stated he will 'play to win', commenters have varying views on his chances. Most expected him to play reasonably well, being somewhat 'rusty' in his first round, but improving during the four-day tournament.http://www.sportingnews.com/golf/article/2010-04-07/what-are-chances-players-pundits-weigh-on-woods-masters-prospects

During his first training rounds earlier in the week, Woods was greeted with mild courtesy applause, and a large crowd following the player. On the day of his official first round, a new 'mistress' appeared in the news, Raychel Coudriet, the daughter of one of his neighbors in Orlando. Woods ended up finishing fourth, as Phil Mickelson won his second green jacket.

Coudriet stated:

"I felt used and violated, like I meant nothing to him but a night of casual sex. I just wanted to dig a big hole, crawl in and die.” http://indyposted.com/16674/tiger-woods-return-to-2010-masters-tarnished-by-affair-with-neighbor-raychel-coudriet/

While Woods has won over 70 PGA Tour events, arguably his best performance of all time came in 2008 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Woods, just two months removed from knee surgery, battled through the weekend for 72 holes, finishing at 1 under par, tied with Rocco Mediate. It took a birdie putt on the 72nd and final hole of regulation to get Woods that tie.

The two men would square off in an eighteen hole playoff on Monday, and once again, nothing was settled until the end. Trailing by a stroke again on the final hole of the playoff, Woods sunk another birdie putt to set up sudden death.

Woods would go on to win the tournament on the first sudden death hole in what he claimed may have been his greatest tournament ever and what has been deemed by several commentators and writers that it was the greatest U.S. Open in history. Woods, with the victory, completed his third complete Grand Slam and his fourteenth major championship overall.http://www.majorschampionships.com/usopen/2008/news/2008/06/16/ap.playoff/index.htmlhttp://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen08/news/story?id=3446435http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3446891&sportCat=golf

Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident on November 27, 2009, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Woods drove into a fire hydrant and then into a tree when pulling out of his driveway, the newspaper reported. He was taken to the Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-bk-tiger-woods-accident,0,1369881.story The incident was not alcohol-related, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.http://www.cnbc.com/id/34174352 Woods' agent has confirmed that Woods was in a car accident and said that he was doing well.http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20091127/UPDATES04/91127009/1002/news01

On February 17, 2010 news was released that Tiger Woods would be making a public statement on Friday, February 19 at the PGA headquarters in Tampa, Florida. No information was leaked regarding the specific information Tiger will reveal during that conference prior to it. Tiger's press conference took place during the middle of Accenture's Match Play Championship. Accenture is one of the sponsors that dropped Woods following his sex scandal.http://www.newser.com/story/81168/tiger-woods-to-make-statement-friday.html

Prior to the press statement by Woods, the Associated Press revealed they had obtained a letter from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, indicating that Woods will return to therapy after the public statement. According to AP, Finchem stated:

"As we understand it, Tiger's therapy called for a week's break at this time during which he has spent a few days with his children and then will make his statement before returning. Accordingly, there was very little flexibility in the date for the announcement."http://www.newser.com/article/d9dv1mg81/pga-tour-commissioner-indicates-in-letter-that-woods-will-go-back-to-therapy-after-appearance.html

Days after the accident, rumors started spreading about Tiger Woods being unfaithful to his wife, Erin Nordegren, and this being the actual cause of the accident. In the weeks that followed the accident, several women came forward, claiming to have had an affair with Woods.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ittTFCRuwinSaWLa0oesRehTxoMwD9C8F8IG0 On December 11, 2009 Woods announced he would take "an indefinite break from professional golf".http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200912117801012/news/ In the statement, Woods acknowledged his "infidelity", and told he wanted to focus "on being a better husband, father, and person." He also said he wanted to try and save his marriage, but wasn't sure that would be possible.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/11/sports/AP-GLF-Tiger-Woods.html?hp

On December 17, 2009 ABCNews.com reported that Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren would be seeking a divorce from the golfer.http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/tiger-woods-athlete-decade-divorcee/story?id=9357960

As more and more details and gossip about the Tiger Woods Affair became known, the story quickly became world news. An Asian news station even created a CGI re-enactment of the car accident.

In total, over 10 alleged mistresses were reported. Amongst them were:

• Loredana Jolie, a former Playboy model,
• Rachel Uchitel, the first woman to be linked to Tiger,
• Jaimee Grubbs, a former reality show contestant ,
• Kalika Moquin, a Las Vegas night club promoter,
• Cori Rist, who allegedly met Woods at Butter, a popular night club in Manhattan,
• Jamie Jungers who is said to have had an affair with Woods in 2004,
• Holly Sampson, an actress in adult movies,
• Joslyn James, also an adult movie star,
• Theresa Rogers and
• Julie Postle, whose ex-boyfriend Brian Kimbrough told Woods had stolen her away from him.

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In January 2010 Tiger Woods entered a rehab facility in Pine Grove, Mississippi for "sexual compulsion" and alleged usage of Vicodin and Ambien. Even though the facility doesn't state any information on its inhabitants or why they are there, the National Enquirer published a photo on January 20, 2010, allegedly showing Woods outside the rehab facility.

On February 4, 2010, Tiger Woods was reported to have left the rehab center, suggesting his sexual rehabilitation treatment was finished. According to Sportingnews.com Tiger Woods is effectively on "six months' probation". Even though this does not mean the marriage between Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren is saved, Nordegren presumably "has been convinced there is hope for the marriage", according to Britain's Daily Mirror.http://www.sportingnews.com/golf/article/2010-02-09/woods-gets-six-months-shape-wifes-friends-say