But the whole prescription drug angle presents a whole other slew of possibilities. At this point it could really be anything.

As for the incident itself, let’s face it, it’s highly probable that Tiger & his wife had an argument after she confronted him with the rumors, on Thanksgiving night of all nights, he may have even confirmed they were true and his wife went into a rage. She chased him out of the house into the night where he jumped into an Escalade and to avoid her damaging his favorite ride, he peeled out, took a hydrant out , and then smacked into the tree.

An elite athelete does not back out of his own driveway, something he has done hundreds upon hundreds of times and hit a fire hydrant AND a tree unless there was a mitigating circumstance. Alcohol & drugs were ruled out so the only other factor in the scenario was his wife. Easy story.

I don’t necessarily fault them for reporting what the Tiger spokesman and police had to say, though, but with Tiger’s corporate image on the line here I don’t expect the real story to come from CNN or certainly The Golf Channel.

He’s going to have to divulge more than he’d like to in order to maintain some sheen of credibility soon, especially now that the online resorces are burrowing in on the truth.

Despite the fact he’s one of the world’s most recognizable personalities Tiger and Elin deserve and will probably request some degree of privacy into their personal affairs after they get thier story straight.

And yes, this is a worthy story; even if you hate golf.