Boy, is this getting juicy! I haven’t posted anything on Tiger since the scandal broke, partly because I wanted to wait for all the details to emerge and partly because I didn’t really want to get involved. However, after receiving this information from a very reputable source, I wanted to post what is now emerging as the true story. Author and retired Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports writer Furman Bisher received this information from a fellow journalist that explains what really happened the night Tiger and wife Elin Nordegren went “nightclubbing”:
“I have a Member who lives 10 houses down from Tiger in Isleworth. As we know Tiger’s agent is Mark Steinberg. My Member plays golf and is real good friends with another IMG Agent; who is very good friends with Steinberg and they share the same office. This information came from the other IMG Agent to my Member, and then to me today, and according to them is up to date as yesterday when my Member left Orlando.
On Thanksgiving Day, after he and Elin and the family had turkey dinner, he spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch watching football and texting Rachel. After each received and sent text message he would clear his message box to rid himself of the evidence. Sometime in between there, one of his Orlando buds called him to see if he wanted to get together at the Clubhouse to play poker with the guys, to which Tiger said yes. Tiger left the house around 7:30 to go play poker, and left behind his cell phone….and one message he had forgot to delete from Rachel.
When Tiger returned home around 11:30 -12 that night, Elin confronted him about the text message in the phone, and the started a heated discussion to its regards. According to what I was told, there was more “incriminating evidence” than just the text message (i.e. photos). Tiger tried to play it off to Elin by telling her she was reading too much in to it, and did not know the story, etc. Tiger went upstairs to change into his gym shorts and t–shirt, came back down, and Elin confronted him again; to which Tiger gave the same story. Tiger sat down in a chair in the living room, and Elin sat across from him urging Tiger to just come clean. Tiger stayed to his guns and denied everything. At one point Tiger turned away to look at the TV, and as he turned back, Elin hit him on the right side of the face with the head of a 9 iron. When she struck Tiger, she put a huge gash in the right side of his face next to his nose (causing his nose to bruise some), and virtually knocking two of his upper teeth out, and breaking the bone on the upper right side. Tiger ran scared as hell out of the house (which is why he had on no shoes) with Elin swinging the golf club throughout the hallway to the garage (i.e. causing the severe damage which has been reported). Tiger hopped in the Escalade and tried to leave; and as we know Elin knocked out the windows in the Escalade. When Tiger crashed, Elin panicked and was not sure what to tell the police (which is why there are two conflicting stories from her). When this happened, Elin immediately called Mark Steinberg to tell him what happened, and Mark told Elin to tell him what hospital they were going to, and he would meet them there.
Tiger is transported to the hospital with Elin in the ambulance, and as they arrive Mark is there waiting for them. The people from the hospital and the doctors take Tiger in for X-Rays etc to check out the damage caused. The doctors tell Mark there is not much they can do to repair the teeth and the gash, but the doctor knows a cosmetic dentist and plastic surgeon in Phoenix who will make Tiger look as if nothing happened. Tiger tells Mark to get the jet ready and let’s head to Phoenix to get this done. Friday after Tiger is released from the hospital, he does not return home; he and Mark board the plane for Phoenix. If you remember FHP kept showing up at Isleworth to talk to Tiger, and was told by another FL attorney (who Tiger hired for PR reasons) Tiger was not ready to talk. Well now we know why, he was in Phoenix, and did not arrive back in Orlando until either late last Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. The surgeries were more intense than what they had originally planned, which meant Tiger was in PHX longer than he should have been. Upon arriving back in Orlando, Tiger and Elin have been in intense marriage counseling sessions (up to 6 to 7 hours a day) every day! Both Tiger and Elin have told the counselors they love each other, and want to make the marriage work. The reports you are reading on TMZ and RadarOnline are about 30% accurate at best according to Mark.
In regards to Tiger’s boat being in Palm Beach this week, along with Rachel; that part is true. However, Tiger is not on the boat, and is not in Palm Beach; and Rachel is not on the boat. Her parents live 6 blocks from where the boat is, but that is it. Tiger has not returned to his house at Isleworth since the day of the accident except for the therapy sessions. IMG has enlisted the assistance of one of its most recognized sports figures, and Tiger has taken up residence in his neighborhood, Bay Hill. IMG contacted Arnold Palmer because of the high regard in which Tiger holds Arnold. Arnold has agreed, and IMG has said if anyone can get through to Tiger, Arnold may be the only person who can, based on his public persona when he was at the height of his game as well. The moving trucks being shown on TMZ and RadarOnline are moving out pictures and furniture which was damaged during their Thanksgiving Day argument; not of her moving out. Yes, Elin has retained a divorce attorney, but has not filed any papers, and as of yesterday had no intention on doing so. Tiger has not made any public appearances or statements due to the surgery and plastic surgery he had in PHX. It will be about another month if not more before he gets in front of a camera. Yes, Tiger is hitting golf balls late at night at Bay Hill out of their teaching center (which is equipped with lights).”
So, now all the holes in the story seem to be filled. What do you think? Believe it? I do.
Tags: arizona, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Elin Nordegren, Florida, Furman Bisher, Golf, IMG, Isleworth, John Raser, Mark Steinberg, orlando, pga, pga tour, Phoenix, plastic surgery, Rachel Uchitel, tiger, tiger woods
WoW, seems more plausible than most stories..alot more detail.
Yep, that’s a totally believable story. I’m glad she gave him a good one in the teeth and the face for his cheating and lying - hopefully this whole fiasco will make him realize he’s human and needs to act responsibly.
I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes, making his first public appearance, although if he sobs for the cameras and apologizes for his despicable behavior I’m sure all will be forgiven
Good job, John, giving us this scoop! I read it here before hearing it on CNN!!!
This story definitely makes a lot more sense then anything else I have heard.
Very interesting to hear a story that outlines everything beginning to end with no missing pieces.
Great Job Raser!
A few people have completely rubbished this email (Ryan Ballengee at waggleroomgolf) didn’t seem to think it was legit for e.g. but I can’t help but feel there is some truth to all of this… at least the way he got his injuries
The story is true. Like I said, I’ve stayed away from this from the beginning because there was so much speculation and things were literally “changing” daily. I’ve heard almost identical accounts from several reputable people BEFORE this email surfaced. Way before Ryan Ballengee from waggleroomgolf ever heard of it. There are details about some of these girls that the public (and most of the press) don’t even know about. I don’t think I would ever voice any of the specifics publicly, but there are some other very crazy side stories.