HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tiger Woods apparently didn’t escape to a five-star resort after his now infamous blowout with wife Elin Nordegren.
The embattled PGA star reportedly shacked up at a fellow golfer’s deserted home in the days after the Nov. 27 incident, in which Woods crashed his SUV just outside the couple’s Florida home.
“When she kicked him out, he couldn’t exactly go to a hotel, so he ran over to Mark O’Meara’s empty villa and stayed there,” a resident of Woods’ gated community tells the latest issue of Us Weekly.
The source said they viewed O’Meara’s pad after Woods left and noted the golf champ certainly wasn’t living in luxury.
“The house was gutted except for an air mattress, some pillows, a TV, snacks and Bud Light in the fridge, and a golf glove on the floor,” observed the insider.
Woods has been in seclusion ever since the single-car crash. The accident came shortly after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that he was having an affair with Rachel Uchitel, a New York nightclub manager. After the first affair allegation, several more women stepped forward claiming to have engaged in sexual trysts with Woods, including former VH1 Tool Academy contestant Jaimee Grubbs and porn star Holly Sampson.
Woods later admitted to cheating on his wife, while also announcing plans to put his golf career on an indefinite hold in order to focus on his family.
“I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,” he said in a statement on his official Web site. “I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.”
