U.S. team member Tiger Woods (L) kisses his wife Elin Nordegren after he
won his singles match, which clinched victory for the U.S. team of the
Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San
Francisco, California, October 11, 2009. REUTERS
- It’s a negative turn for the world’s top golfer as his swing coach denies drug claims
LONDON, Sunday
Tiger
Woods’ wife Elin has hired a top London lawyer to investigate her
husband’s finances as she fights for a £240 million divorce deal (Sh27
billion).
As her battle with the cheating golfer
becomes increasingly acrimonious Elin, 30, has turned to Walter Jnr, an
expert at tracking down hidden assets. Elin was introduced to Mr White
by her twin sister Josefin who works with him at McGuire Woods law firm.
The
firm, which specialises in multi-million-pound financial transactions,
has been hired in addition to Elin’s divorce lawyer in Florida.
Last
night a friend close to Elin said: “She said from the beginning that
she didn’t want to fight over money, but at the same time she wants to
know exactly how much money Tiger really has.
“The
figure she’s after is very fair. It’s around £240 million — about a
third of what he’s supposedly got. My guess is he’s got much, much more
and it’s going to get ugly.
“Tiger is starting to play
hard ball because there’s no hope of reconciliation.”
Meanwhile,
Woods’ former swing coach confirmed in a TV interview that the
besmirched golfer underwent counselling for sex addiction during his
competitive absence but offered a strong refutation to any suggestion
that Woods has used performance-enhancing drugs.
Mr
Hank Haney, in his first prolonged interview since Monday’s decision to
leave Woods’ employ, made the disclosures in a segment on the Golf
Channel.
Asked what the world’s Number Onegolfer had
been treated for during his six-week stay of inpatient counselling,
Haney hesitated briefly before saying: “The only thing that I knew about
was his issue with the sex addiction.”
Published
reports have linked Woods with more than a dozen mistresses, ranging
from a New York events planner to a reality-show participant to a
restaurant waitress to at least two porn stars.
Haney
also said he was present for four of Woods five blood-spinning sessions
with the controversial Dr Anthony Galea, who is under federal
investigation for providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes.