Tigers Woods says regret of marriage break-up


to wife Elin will last a 'lifetime'

• By Jon Pierik, "The Age" writer

                                           

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Tiger Woods with Elin Nordegren in 2006. 

As he moves into middle age, a reflective Tiger Woods says the pain of his marriage break-up will never leave him and concedes he does not know how much longer he will take to the golf course.
Woods, 41, has opened up about the breakdown of his marriage to Elin Nordegren in a new book, their split coming after he was exposed in 2009 as having been a serial cheater.

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Tiger Woods: "My regret will last a lifetime."  Photo: AP

He touches on the subject when recalling the events that have shaped his life since claiming his maiden US Masters in 1997.
"My daughter, Sam, born 2007, and son, Charlie, born 2009, are the lights of my life. The closeness we share brings me the greatest pleasure," Woods said.
"Their mother, Elin Nordegren, and I were so much in love when we married in 2004. But I betrayed her. My dishonesty and selfishness caused her intense pain. Elin and I tried to repair the damage I had done, but we couldn't.
"My regret will last a lifetime. Still, Elin and I are devoted to our kids, and we have become best friends as we care for them. It's all about the kids for us."