Tiger Woods Speaks Out On His Divorce: ‘I Wish Elin The Best In Everything’

Tiger Woods is speaking publicly about his divorce following this morning’s news that his now ex-wife Elin Nordegren has provided an exclusive to People. Woods revealed in a press conference earlier today that his marital troubles have been “a lot more difficult than I was letting on” and that “I wish her the best in everything..it’s a sad time in our lives.”

“My actions certainly led us to this decision…And I’ve certainly made a lot of errors in my life and that’s something I’m going to have to live with.”

He also took responsibility for the divorce. From the New York Times:

Sadness was the theme of Woods’s remarks; in a 10-minute news conference here at Ridgewood Country Club, Woods used the word or a variant of it five times.

He acknowledged that his personal troubles have hung over him on the golf course at times, saying that there have been tournaments where the distractions from his off-the-course problems were almost too much to deal with while still playing. Concentrating on his shots has been a challenge at times, Woods said; so has been dealing with questions about his personal life on a daily basis, even in the midst of a tournament.

Sad though it may be, thus far this divorce — if not the reasons leading up to it – appears to be playing out in the press in a far more dignified manner than many other high profile splits in recent memory.