Staying with Tiger Woods seems to have its compensations as Elin relaxes on luxury yacht

By Lizzie Smith

Luxury bolthole: Elin Nordegren spends the weekend away from husband, Tiger Woods, on his yacht Privacy in North Palm Beach, Florida


She won the world's sympathy when it emerged that her golfer husband had cheated on her with at least 12 other women.

But as Elin Nordegren struggles to put her marriage to Tiger Woods back together, at least she has somewhere to escape to.

The 30-year-old took her children, Sam and Charlie, to Tiger's luxury yacht Privacy yesterday.

The 155 foot motor yacht was purchased by Tiger as a 'sanctuary' from media attention for $20million in 2004.

But it was his family which needed the shelter yesterday.

Elin made the most of the sanctuary as the yacht docked in North Palm Beach, Florida, while Tiger stayed at the family home two hours away.

Her escape came as a TV interview with Tiger aired in the U.S. - his first since the scandal broke.

The shamed billionaire, who agreed answer any questions but restricted the chat to five minutes, admitted he had been ‘living a lie’ but asked his fans to clap him when he makes his comeback.


Escape: The luxury yacht Privacy


The recording is seen as a calculated public relations drive to ease him back into the public eye as he prepares for the major tournament.

Woods, 34, who has had two spells in sex rehab since November after crashing his car outside his Florida mansion, said: ‘I hurt so many people by my own reckless attitude and behaviour. I tried to stop and couldn’t stop.

Talking to TV’s Golf Channel and ESPN, he revealed he was unsure about the reception he would get from fans when he plays at the U.S. Masters on April 8.
‘I'm a little nervous about that to be honest with you,’ he said.


Interview: Tiger Woods tells ESPN he is a 'little nervous' about returning to play golf next month


‘It would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there. But also hope they clap for birdies, too.’


All is forgiven? Tiger with Elin before his spectacular fall from grace


Woods also denied that his wife Elin Nordegren had attacked him on the night of the crash on November 27, 2009, after finding out about one of his affairs, adding: ‘Well, it's all in the police report. Beyond that, everything's between Elin and myself and that's private.’

Asked why he lost control of the car, Woods replied: ‘As I said ... that's between Elin and myself.’

A string of women - including a porn actress and cocktail waitress - have come forward and claimed they had relationships with the golfer.

He did not discuss details about his affairs but said that ‘just one is enough and obviously that wasn't the case’.

He also talked of the ‘brutal’ moments when he levelled with Elin.

He said she was, ‘Hurt. Very hurt. Shocked. Angry. And, you know, she had every right to be and I'm as disappointed as everyone else in my own behaviour because I can't believe I actually did that to the people I loved.’

Last week, it was revealed that Elin had put on hold plans to divorce Woods to help him rebuild his shattered life after his fall from grace.

Woods, who has been in therapy for nearly half of the past four months, said of his eagerly awaited return: ‘I'm excited to get back and play. I'm excited to get to see the guys again.

‘I really miss a lot of my friends out there. I miss competing. But still, I still have a lot more treatment to do, and just because I'm playing, doesn't mean I'm gonna stop going to treatment.’


source: dailymail