Tiger Woods has established himself as one of the most successful golfers of all time.
He dominated in the late ’90s and 2000s, with stardom and millions of dollars coming from endorsement deals.
He appeared to be unstoppable until his personal life fell apart.
Woods was married to model Elin Nordegren and sharedtwo children, Sam and Charlie,with her.
He had a favorable public persona, but in late 2009 that unraveled.
After crashing his car, Woods became the center of a media circus.
The car accident received a lot of speculation, primarily because of his wife’s response.
And the athlete’s reputation was never the same.
But the question is, what happened between Woods and Nordegren that led to the infamous crash?
Woods had been married to Elin Nordegren since 2004.
The women talked for 30 minutes, but Nordegren was still not convinced.
So if you might, like take your name off that.
And, um … just have it as a number on the voicemail" (viaUS Weekly).
But his actions weren’t quick enough to stop his wife’s suspicions.
She texted Rachel Uchitel, pretending to be Woods.
When Uchitel responded, Nordegren was outraged.
Nordegren called and told Uchitel, “I know everything” (via theDaily Mail).
Woods fled from his house to the car.
When the ambulance arrived, Woods was struggling to stay conscious and had facial lacerations.
Many thought Nordegren used the golf club as a way to hurt her cheating husband.
He added, “The only person responsible for the accident is me.”
Woods was later cited for careless driving and forced to pay a small fine.
It was quickly announced that Woods would be taking an indefinite break from golf.
Woods and Elin Nordegren officially divorced in 2010.
Nordegren toldPeoplethat they tried to reconcile, but too much damage had been done.
The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous."
In 2014, she toldPeople, “I have moved on, and I am in a good place.
