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(snip) White House officials began their Saturday at 4 a.m. in Hawaii — 9 a.m. on the clock in Washington — to prepare with counterparts across the government a briefing for Obama. National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough in Hawaii, homeland security and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and others in Washington spoke with Obama at 6:20 a.m. by secure telephone conference call at the first family's rented vacation home. Thecall lasted less than 15 minutes. Obama left immediately afterward for a trip to the gym. Other traveling administration aides also were kept in a secure hotel room to...

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii - President Barack Obama is playing golf with friends from Hawaii and Chicago on the second full day of his Hawaii vacation. The president's motorcade traveled a few minutes from his vacation home to the golf course at the Marine Corps base in Kaneohe Bay on Saturday morning. The Kaneohe Klipper golf course overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and is well-known among island golfers as a scenic course. Obama is playing with Greg Orme, Mike Ramos, and Bobby Titcomb -- all from Hawaii -- and Eric Whitaker, a friend from Chicago. Earlier in the day, Obama and his...

NEW YORK (AFP) – Tiger Woods's cheating was no secret to other golfers, Swedish LPGA star Helen Alfredsson said Wednesday, while Golf Digest announced it was putting the 14-time major winner's advice column on ice. Alfredsson became the first professional golfer to say she had heard stories about Woods cheating on his Swedish wife Elin, the New York Daily News reported, citing her interview with Swedish television station TV4. "I heard it last summer during the British Open," Alfredsson said, describing Woods as "cold" and saying there was "something odd about him" that belied the clean image he enjoyed until...

I observed a young man with no sense Going along the street...at the time of the dark of night A bag of money he took with him not till the full moon will he return home... Can a man take fire to his bosom and his garments not be scorched? ...he who commits adultery is a fool; He who would destroy himself does it. (Proverbs 6:27, 32; 8:7-8, 20) "I feel cheated!" my wife Jeanette lamented (no pun intended) as the Tiger Woods saga snowballed from a minor traffic accident into a major infidelity scandal. Meanwhile, our female chiropractor-acupuncturist, who,...

Tiger Woods and Wife: If They Split, How To Divide? Talk of divorce arises in Tiger Woods' crisis, in which riches and child custody issues could be at stake. By Jim Peltz and Carol J. Williams December 18, 2009 (snip) Woods and his wife reportedly entered into a prenuptial agreement before their 2004 wedding in Barbados, the terms of which could influence a divorce court's decision about property division. There already had been unconfirmed reports that Nordegren was attempting to renegotiate the agreement. "Prenups can be challenged, but usually the vulnerability of a prenup will be procedural," such as whether...

"She wants 100 percent divorce, 100 percent custody of the children, and half of everything. And she won't be changing her mind," a confidant of the Swedish stunner told the British tab[loid News of the World]. The hard-line stance stems from Woods' refusal to seek help for his twin addictions to sex and pills, the paper reported. ...

Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. Just like so many of his 64 victories worldwide and 12 majors dating to 2000, it wasn't much of a contest. Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors. More than half of the ballots were returned after his Nov. 27 car accident which set off the sensational tales of infidelity that have tarnished Woods' image. Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who won the Tour de...

For the time being, Tiger Woods' major sponsors -- including Nike and Tag Heuer -- haven't dropped him. But things could change in the wake of a messy, public divorce. In fact, many of Tiger's colleagues in the golf world have already made up their minds about the situation -- and wasted no time badmouthing their former friend. Jesper Parnevik, the Swedish golfer who introduced Elin, then his kids' nanny, to Tiger, has said he regrets doing so. "We probably thought he was a better guy than he is," Parnevik said. Ben Crane, a PGA player, has even harsher words....

December 13, 2009 Meet The Hustlers Of Tiger Woods And Co Rachel Uchitel, the woman who triggered the Tiger Woods scandal, works in nightclub VIP. How do these party queens operate? Gemma Soames In all the hoo-ha surrounding the Tiger Woods debacle (could that nice man really have done the dirty? Did that nice wife actually wield a golf club?), there is one figure that emerges as the most intriguing — and it’s neither of the Woodses. Enter the glamorous Rachel Uchitel. It was her alleged (and denied) affair with Woods that triggered this year’s biggest sporting sex scandal. Portrayed...

One of the world's most scrutinized professional athletes, with a pristine image, has been keeping infidelity under wraps. Many wonder how he pulled it off.As the carefully constructed public image of Tiger Woods continued its excruciating free fall last week, one question perplexed those who think there should have been hints of trouble: How was it possible for Woods, among the world's most scrutinized professional athletes, to keep his infidelity secret for so long? Just about everyone is at a loss: the golf writers who banter with Woods (when he allows it), golf fanatics who can tell you which way...

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Greg Norman, a former world No. 1 who has felt both the embrace of adulation and the cold slap of criticism from the golfing public, weighed in on the Tiger Woods affair on Thursday. Speaking to the Golf Channel at the Shark Shootout in Naples, Fla., he says Woods is a public figure who was hoisted into an exalted position by millions of fans, and as such, must thus endure the scrutiny when things go sideways. “I hope Tiger sorts these issues out,” Norman told the network Thursday. “Things like that should stay behind closed doors, but then again we...

Dec 10, 2009 Fellow PGA Pros Speak Out On Tiger Woods: 'A Phony And A Fake' Jay Busbee This is how bad it's getting for Tiger Woods: even his fellow pros are now starting to speak out against him. First it was Jesper Parnevik expressing his frustration and disappointment, saying he "probably thought [Woods] was a better guy than he is." But Parnevik's outrage is understandable, given that he was the one who initially introduced Elin Nordegren to Tiger Woods. Now, however, two players with no apparent direct connection to the scandal are taking their shots at Tiger. Ben Crane,...

CAMP BUCCA, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2009 – From the air, the basic outline of Camp Bucca appears as most military forward operating bases in Iraq, except for nine fluttering white flags affixed to poles jutting from the ground. Army Sgt. Marcus Jemison tees off on the 570-yard fifth hole at Camp Bucca, Iraq. The golf course allows servicemembers a chance to relax between missions. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. David Bennett   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The flags aren’t tokens of surrender, but they often elicit cries of frustration from soldiers who have thrown their best at...

TIGER Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren have avoided contact with the public by hiding out in their family home in a Florida gated community since news of Woods' alleged affairs broke two weeks ago. Now a source close to Nordegren's family tells Fox News that the two are considering putting even more distance between themselves and Tiger's cheating scandal. The insider says the couple is planning to leave the United States “very soon”. “Elin and Tiger are planning to temporarily move closer to Sweden, possibly to a private island, to get away from it all,” the insider said. Meanwhile...

Graeme McDowell secured a place in the 2010 Masters with his second-placed finish at the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in California. The Northern Ireland player moved up from 55th to 38th in the world rankings as a result of his performance. "The boost up the world rankings is just huge for me," said McDowell. "It's been a frustrating year and I've got nothing out of all the work I've put in. This gives me something back for all my hard work this year." McDowell made the most of a late invitation to play in the event when...

The Florida Highway Patrol wanted to get a blood test from Tiger Woods after the crash, because a witness told them Tiger was boozing earlier in the day -- this according to new documents obtained by TMZ. FHP had requested Tiger's blood sample, after a witness -- we're told his wife -- "stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision." The document continues, "The same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin [sic]}." As we first reported, it was Elin...

As the final round of the Chevron World Challenge begins, I would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to everyone affiliated with the event, especially our amazing title sponsor, Chevron. They've been title sponsor for the last two years and have a vision and passion for creating real opportunities for my Foundation. I thank them for their ongoing commitment. I'd also like to thank all of our supporting sponsors and my tireless, dedicated staff, board and volunteers who collectively produce this first-class golf tournament. I am so grateful to them for their efforts, and I am sincerely sorry I...

Sex addict golfer had 18-month affair with golf fan's girlfriend and trawled Las Vegas clubs picking up blondes Sex-mad Tiger Woods cheated on wife Elin with a fourth ­mistress - Jamie Jungers - the Sunday Mirror can reveal. The predatory golfer had been ­married just nine months when he seduced 26-year-old model Jamie, above, at a Las Vegas party. Over the next 18 months they met for sex in his California pad surrounded by wedding ­pictures of shameless Woods and his new bride. The revelation comes as sources in Vegas, where Woods lived a parallel life of sex and sleaze...

Graeme McDowell, the last-minute replacement for Tiger Woods in Woods' own charity tournament, made the most of the opportunity today by shooting a six-under-par 66 to share the lead of the Chevron World Challenge with Y.E. Yang after three rounds. Both players finished with 54-hole totals of 206, or 10 under par, at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. McDowell, 30, had sole possession of the lead until he made double bogey at the par-five 16th hole. ...A Northern Ireland native who was a golf star at the University of Alabama Birmingham, McDowell has yet to win on the PGA...

Another woman is coming forward claiming she had a long-term affair with Tiger Woods ... and to prove she means business, she's already hired herself a lawyer. TMZ has learned the alleged mistress -- that's number four on your scorecards -- claims this relationship didn't originate in Vegas, it started near Tiger's home in Orlando. The women -- a former VIP cocktail server (sounds familiar) -- has hired Orlando attorney Michael O'Quinn to address the media with her story very soon.

It's been a terrible week for Tiger Woods, but the golf star's moment of madness at the steering wheel has brought a surge in sales for a book written by a science writer teaching at Sussex University. A series of pictures released by Florida police of Woods's wrecked SUV includes a shot of the back seat, complete with waterbottle, towel and furled umbrella. But there among the shards of tinted glass in the footwell sits a well-thumbed copy of a paperback with the golf-appropriate title clearly visible: Get a Grip on Physics. This incidental role in Woods's domestic drama has...

The cover of the January 2010 issue of Golf Digest probably seemed like a great idea at the time. The issue is available on newsstands now and CNBC reports that Golf Digest says it has no plans to pull it. "10 Tips Obama can take from Tiger"? Huh. I can think of a few dozen. (Aside: "How to outsmart your buddies"? "Load it & let it go"? This cover is a gold mine of unintentional comedy.) Tiger and Obama have a history; Tiger spoke at Obama's inauguration and later visited the White House. Obama, of course, has begun embracing golf...

The subject line of this post is an excerpt quoted directly from Tiger wood’s very own website, with a really new date of 20 Nov 09: “You’re exactly right, Rupert. Now, it’s very difficult to leave Elin and the children, and I’m sure it’s only going to get tougher.” It kinds leads one to say, yeah right. The image that promotes the page has a very similar quote about being on the road. Anyone wants to predict how long this stays on his site? more at:

The January issue of Golf Digest features a Photoshopped image of Tiger Woods caddying for President Obama with the headline: "10 Tips Obama Can Take from Tiger." Yes, really. And, yes, the issue obviously closed before the recent … unpleasantness. What might those 10 tips be? Here's a guess10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger: 1. Cherish your chauffeur -- Not all rich and powerful men have someone whose job it is to drive them around. You are lucky. You don't know how hard it is sometimes to make it out of your own development unscathed. Trust me on this....

Behar: "Let me say this about Tiger on his behalf. He has never held himself up as one of these pro-marriage, right-wing kind of guys who is anti-gay."

A Los Angeles press conference with Tiger Woods’ alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel has been called off. Uchitel, 34, was scheduled to appear with her attorney, Gloria Allred, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The cancellation comes as TMZ.com is reporting Uchitel was lying when she said she did not have an affair with Tiger Woods. Citing unnamed sources the celebrity news site writes that text messages between Woods and Uchitel sparked the fight at the billionaire golfer’s home before his bizarre early-morning car crash. Uchitel, a New York City nightclub hostess, has publicly denied an affair with Woods. However, TMZ.com...

As our civilization rattles and gasps its way towards the apocalypse, we look for signs, omens, anything to give us hope. But one by one, the ugly truths are revealed: There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch No, you haven’t already won a million dollars from Publisher’s Clearinghouse etc. When the Tiger Woods story broke the other night, I admit it was shocking, but I was perfectly willing to ignore it. Denial? Perhaps, but couples have fights from time to time and just because this event happened at 2:30 in the morning and involved Tiger apparently making a...

First Church Disbands, This Web Site Set to Expire j.zielger After several days of evaluation, I have decided to disband the First Church of Tiger Woods (as indicated by the graphics at the top of this web site) and I will not renew the TigerWoodsIsGod domain name when it expires in a couple of months. Any future commentary on this site (which may not happen at all) will be regarding Tiger’s failings in relation to his affair/accident debacle which continues to unfold almost by the hour. Because the First Church of Tiger Woods has been in existence since late 1996...

It's a triple bogey for Tiger Woods. A Las Vegas nightclub executive has become the third woman linked to the world's top golfer. But Kalika Moquin is not ready to kiss and tell. "It's not appropriate for me to comment one way or the other," Moquin told Life & Style magazine. "At this time, I'm just choosing to focus on my job." Moquin, a hot brunette marketing manager for The Bank nightclub in Las Vegas, hooked up with Woods more than once at his Las Vegas hotel during the weekend of Oct. 23, the magazine reported. They cited "an...

They're coming out of the Woodswork! At least two more buxom beauties claim to have had torrid affairs with embattled superstar golfer Tiger Woods -- including one whom he bombarded with more than 300 text messages and warned last week that his wife was getting suspicious, according to Post sources and two bombshell reports. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/waitress_tells_of_golfer_sex_drive_nCfMAsVkmMZ8XylL1TEWfP#ixzz0YX5cSlPX

ABC’s Jordyn Phelps reports: President Obama may have a thing or two to learn from Tiger Woods’ golf game, according to an upcoming article in the January edition of Golf Digest. But In light of the recent controversy surrounding Tiger Woods’ car crash, there are likely more ways in which the President may wish to distinguish himself from the golf star. The article lists ten things that the President could learn from the ultra-successful golf star in improving his performance as president, and vice versa, from the perspective of several prominent writers and players. The magazine cover is a photoshopped...

For those who feel the biggest stories of this week are Afghanistan , the economy or Climategate, guess again. Tiger Woods, long considered one of the classiest, highest endorsed athletes, and the best golfer in the world, was allegedly on the receiving end of abuse from a Swedish woman swinging a golf club. He and I are in an exclusive club. We are signature members of GASSP, Golfers Attacked by their Swedish Spouses.

Several other women are coming forward claiming they had affairs with Tiger Woods, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. What’s more, one of these women claims to have proof in the form of voice mails from the golfing great. The voice mails are said to be explosive.

Tiger Woods did not suffer facial lacerations from a car accident. They were inflicted by his wife, Elin Nordegren -- according to a conversation Woods had Friday after the accident. Tiger has yet to be formally interviewed by the Florida Highway Patrol -- that should happen this afternoon. But we're told Tiger had a conversation Friday -- with a non-law enforcement type -- detailing what went down before his Escalade hit a fire hydrant. We're told he said his wife had confronted him about reports that he was seeing another woman. The argument got heated and, according to our source,...

<p>WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured when he hit a fire hydrant and then a tree outside of his Isleworth home early on Friday morning, officials said.</p> <p>The Florida Highway Patrol said Woods was seriously injured and taken to Health Central Hospital. The Orange County Fire Department confirmed that a patient was taken to Health Central, but would not confirm that the patient was Woods.</p>

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One day last summer, Gene Mulak, observing carnage in the sand trap, decided it was time to rescue the Leader of the Free World. "Open the clubface more!" the golf pro yelled to President Barack Obama. A rank of bodyguards stiffened when they heard the shouting, but the commander-in-chief continued to hack away, sand flying, recalls Mr. Mulak, a resident professional at the Vineyard Golf Club in Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Mr. Obama waved off the guards and welcomed Mr. Mulak into the pit. The pro says he gave the president tips on his golf stance and his swing, both of...

Barack Obama played golf for over four hours today at Andrews Air Force Base, according to the AP.Our troops in Afghanistan have been waiting months for reinforcements urgently requested by Obama's hand picked Afghan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal.Millions of Americans have lost their jobs under Obama--and they're not getting new ones--as unemployment has skyrocketed to 10.2% with no sign of abating anytime soon.Obama has blown out the budget and deficit.His foreign policy from the Middle East to Asia is in a shambles.His approval rating is below 50%, including in swing states he won last year like Iowa, Ohio and Virginia.He...

After years in spotlight, Michelle Wie wins first pro tournament Breakthrough comes at LPGA's Lorena Ochoa Invitational in MexicoBy Alan Shipnuck, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated Published: November 15, 2009 The Michelle Wie era has, at long last, begun. After years of injury and controversy, too much hype and money and not enough birdies, Wie won her first pro tournament Sunday afternoon at the LPGA's Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico. Typical of Wie's highly melodramatic career, the win didn't come easily, as she survived a final round dogfight with a half-dozen of the game's biggest names, ultimately making five straight...

You stand atop an elevated tee box on the first and only hole of the world's most dangerous golf course. And you consider your chances. This deadly little par 3 measures 192 yards but plays more like 250 in the face of the vicious winds that often blow out of North Korea across an exclusive piece of real estate called the DMZ just a few yards away. Underneath your feet and off to the right are bunkers. The military kind. To the left, over an 18-foot-high security fence topped by concertina wire, are hazards that make high rough, deep water...

Playing a 'round' near the DMZ By Drew Gallagher ESPN U.S. ARMY CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea -- We've all hit tee shots that could be described as "dangerous." Tight fairways. Intimidating water hazards. Thick fescue. All of these make for "dangerous" conditions. But I've never hit a tee shot with the North Korean army just a mulligan away. A soldier from the North Korean Army stands guard at the border. Such is golf at U.S. Army Camp Bonifas, South Korea, home to one of the world's most unique golf courses. The "course" consists of a single 192-yard, par-3 hole that...

London, England (CNN) -- Research teams at the Danish Golf Union have discovered it takes between 100 to 1,000 years for a golf ball to decompose naturally. A startling fact when it is also estimated 300 million balls are lost or discarded in the United States alone, every year. It seems the simple plastic golf ball is increasingly becoming a major litter problem. The scale of the dilemma was underlined recently in Scotland, where scientists -- who scoured the watery depths in a submarine hoping to discover evidence of the prehistoric Loch Ness monster -- were surprised to find hundreds...

The Federal Stimulus Package has been distributed in many different ways around the nation, and now some people are getting an $8,000 tax credit for buying a souped up golf cart. Golf cart manufacturers have found a way to cash in by selling their carts as street legal, low speed vehicles. Under the president’s stimulus plan, those who buy one of the electric vehicles, can get a check back for up to $7,500. “I only came in because I was impressed with the fact of the rebate,” one customer said. “I could foresee using this for all our driving within...

Golf, too? If there was one sport you'd think might be immune from the liberal slant that has invaded too much of sports reporting, it's golf. The fairways-and-greens guys are known for generally being Republicans. But out of the blue [green?] on a Golf Channel show this afternoon, host Brandel Chamblee took a cheap shot at Dick Cheney with a rather nasty hunting reference. Chamblee, who before retiring from the PGA Tour had one win in 370 career starts, was discussing with co-host Rich Lerner the putting woes of the affable Jason Gore . . . View video here.

This guy has played more damn golf in nine months than George Bush did in ALL 8 years in office! It's not like the economy is tanking hard, now they say it'll be a 'jobless recovery', Iran's working on its first nuke, which could be the thing that just happens to begin WWIII, and spikes oil to $800 a barrel (if you'll be able to get it), and Afghanistan still awaits a decision from THE ONE. But hey, we can get another 18 in today, right? Here's the bill. Send him one and ask him to politely shove it where...

While his predecessor in the White House had a reputation as a golfing playboy, Barack Obama has cultivated a somewhat more serious, down-to-business image. So it may be a surprise to learn that in his ten months as U.S. President, Mr Obama has already played as much golf as George W Bush did in his entire eight years in power. A U.S. TV journalist who keeps a log of the President’s recreational travel reported that Mr Obama’s game at the weekend was his 24th since taking office in January. It took President Bush two years and nine months to notch...

Shhhh. No comments required. Just savor it. “Relationships get built in those more informal settings,” O’Neill told ABC News, “and the relationships have a huge impact on the influence an individual has. We know what happens when we segregated whether it by race or whether it by gender — you end up with 1st class citizens and you end up with 2nd class citizens.” O’Neill told ABC News’ Mike Callahan, “we need to see the White House leading the way for desegregating the work places all around the country and it is troubling.”… “It’s extremely important now especially for the...

President Obama has played more golf over the past nine months than President Bush did in over two years, according to a new report. CBS' Mark Knoller -- described as by the Web site Politico.com as the "unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related" -- wrote on his Twitter on Sunday that Obama has hit the links more than Bush did in almost three years. "Today -- Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24. Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months," Knoller wrote in his tweet. Obama, who loves playing...

President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.