A Man Who Looks Like Tiger's Friend With Rachel Uchitel in Melbourne
It’s not for me in far-away Australia to accuse Tiger Woods of telling porkies. Perhaps he’s become a little forgetful as he prepares to play in the US Masters on April 8, but I couldn’t help noticing when he claimed in a recent one-off tv interview that no-one in his inner circle knew about his liaisons with a string of women.
‘I’m sure if more people would have known in my inner circle they would’ve stopped it. Or tried to put a stop to it, but I kept it all to myself,’ the golfer told Kelly Tilghman of The Golf Channel.
Master Putters.... ©
I took this and a series of pictures during a visit to Malaysia. These guys were part of a stage show, demonstrating their skills at putting. Their trainer told me they’d also shown their prowess on a nearby golf course and they were ready to take on all challengers.
Enough said. I took up the challenge and the following day we headed to the championship course. Hey, they were good. Too good. Over three holes (orang-utans do get bored) I was hammered. Mind you, they did cheat, kicking my ball into the bushes and knocking it into a pond, but on the putting green they were true professionals. Two winning holes to the apes, one to me. Boo.
I should point out that these orang-utans were rescued by the owner from a circus and had already been trained to perform before he acquired them. My inquiries revealed there was little hope of rehabilitating them back to the wild and they were best left to enjoy the life they were currently living. They loved mixing with people, they were happy, under no stress and, I was reliably informed, should be left to live out their old age with humans.
As for those other unfortunate animals that are losing their habitat and are killed or harmed in clashes with humans taking over their environment for profit – look at the palm oil industry which is destroying their forests – I’m right behind the fight to keep their natural homes. More on this in the new year.
(More pictures in the photo gallery and through Rex Features of London)
As I wrote earlier this week, claims that Tiger Woods had been having an affair with a New York socialite was a story that was going to run and run…
Well, the aftermath of the allegations have had an astonishing sequel – with Woods leaving the marital home at 2.25am and crashing his SUV into a fire hydrant and then a tree.
When police arrived they found him lying in the street with his beautiful wife Elin hovering over him. She told the officers she had heard the crash and came out and broke the back window of the vehicle with a golf club in order to get her husband out of the vehicle. Tiger was described as slipping in and out of consciousness.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance in what was said at the time to be a serious condition, but later hospital officials and a spokesperson for the world number one golfer said he had been released and was ‘fine’.
While it sounded at first that this was hot news, it has since transpired that the incident occurred 12 hours before the media learned about it. Police say they still do not know what caused Tiger to crash but said alcohol was not involved. It was suggested, however, that charges could follow if there was a clear traffic violation.
The incident occurred as the web was running hot with a report in the National Enquirer that Tiger had been having a fling with New York socialite Rachel Uchitel. It must be wondered what Tiger was doing leaving the mansion where he lives with his wife and two young children at 2.25 in the morning and almost immediately crashing his vehicle.
So I have to say it again – this story is going to run and run….
