Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, will file for divorce, sources say

On the day golfer Tiger Woods reached yet another sporting summit, word came that his personal life might have hit bottom.

Woods was named Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press on Wednesday while several media outlets were quoting unnamed sources saying that his wife, Elin Nordegren, will be filing for divorce in the wake of his confessed infidelity.

"She plans to leave Tiger," one source told People magazine in the issue due out Friday.

Another source told the magazine: "She's made up her mind. There's nothing to think about: He's never going to change."

ABC News and NBC News also posted online stories from unidentified sources, purportedly close to Woods and Nordegren, who echoed the sentiment.

"Divorce is 100 percent," one source told ABC. "She's not rushing to divorce. She's going to take her sweet time. She wants all the dirty laundry to be out on the table before she signs anything."

The frenzy over Woods' numerous liaisons, first reported by The National Enquirer, has leaped from the sports page to the front page, eclipsing any news surrounding his sport, which is in its off-season.

Over the last 10 years, Woods has dominated golf in a manner that is unsurpassed. He won 64 times around the world, including 12 major tournaments. Overall, he has 14 major titles, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus.

On the PGA Tour, Woods won 56 times, an unprecedented rate of 30 percent. He spent all but 32 weeks — a stretch during which he reworked his swing — ranked as the world's No. 1.

The AP vote honoring him was conducted over a period of several weeks. More than half of the 142 ballots were submitted after Woods' Nov. 27 car accident, which ignited the firestorm of publicity regarding his personal problems.

Now, even his astounding accomplishments on the course could be questioned. A Canadian doctor who assisted in Woods' rehabilitation from knee surgery is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly selling performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, according to a story in The New York Times.

Dr. Anthony Galea told the newspaper he did not treat Woods with human growth hormone (HGH). He said he helped Woods' recovery only with a legal, cutting-edge therapy using Woods' own blood.

An assistant of Galea's was stopped by border officers in September and found carrying the doctor's bag, which authorities said contained HGH and another drug that is illegal to sell or bring into the United States.

ESPN, citing court documents, wrote that Galea told his assistant to bring in the drugs because Galea had already been flagged in the past.

All of it — Woods' philandering and his association with the controversial doctor — have served to shatter a splendid image, divide a family that includes two young children and overshadow a decade in which Woods won nearly $82 million on the PGA Tour.

Earnings that now apparently will be divided with his spouse.