Woman rushed to hospital from Tiger Woods’ home (Reuters)
December 8, 2009
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By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec 8 (Reuters) – An unidentified woman wastaken from golfer Tiger Woods’ home in Windermere, Florida, byambulance to a nearby hospital early on Tuesday, authoritiessaid.
The incident was bound to prompt fresh media speculationabout the private life of Woods, the world’s No. 1 golfer. Hehas been under intense media scrutiny since he was injured in aminor car crash in the middle of the night outside his homelate last month.
He has since admitted to “transgressions” that apparentlyaddressed allegations of marital infidelity.
“We responded to a medical call. A patient wastransported,” said Orange County Fire Rescue spokeswomanGenevieve Latham, who said the woman was transported byambulance.
Latham declined further comment. But WESH-TV, a localstation, showed footage of a woman being taken on a stretcherinto a hospital in Ococee, Florida, and the station said medicswere called to Woods’ home at 2:36 a.m. (0736 GMT).
After the woman was taken to the hospital a younger lookingblond woman arrived there in a Cadillac Escalade SUV, localmedia reported.
A witness told WSVN, a local Fox television news affiliate,that the woman in the Escalade, who appeared at Health CentralHospital shortly after the ambulance had arrived, appeared tobe Woods’ Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren
The golfer’s car accident last month triggered widespreadspeculation about his private life, given the time it happenedand his refusal to meet with police to answer questions aboutit. Media outlets have reported Woods has had extra-maritalrelationships with up to six women, maybe more.
Companies whose endorsements have helped make Woods perhapsthe world’s richest athlete, with a fortune estimated at $1billion, have said they are standing by him.
The top draw on the PGA tour, Woods is chasing JackNicklaus’ record for victories in major tournaments and theunofficial title of best golfer ever. He has won 71 times onthe tour in a glittering career that includes 14 major wins. (Reporting by Barbara Liston, Editing by Tom Brown and FrancesKerry)
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