Following a one-car accident that sent world class golfer Tiger Woods to the hospital, many fans are looking for answers.

New at 1 o’clock this afternoon, gossip media outlet TMZ has reported the wife of Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren, “changed the story she told the first officer on the scene, according to law enforcement sources.”

Here’s the original story:

          At approximately 2:25 am Friday morning, Woods left his house in Windermere, Florida, slightly sedated, and crashed his 2009 Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and tree. Alcohol was not a factor in this incident. Although initial reports state the accident was not serious, Woods was treated for facial lacerations at a local hospital, and later released. When the Orange County Fire Rescue team reported to the scene at 2:28 am, officers found Woods lying in the street, with wife Elin, hovering over him. He was reportedly moving in and out of consciousness.

          The story carries some suspicion of domestic violence, but no one wants to lay claim to the allegation. At least, not yet. If you feel so inclined to gossip, a story was released from the National Enquirer two days prior to the incident, suggesting that Woods was courting around New York night club hostess, Rachel Uchitel, in Melbourne Australia, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters, on November 15th.

          The “minor car accident” was kept under wraps for 12-hours before it was released to the media, and there’s a collective ‘hunch’ that something isn’t right. What began as a soupçon of innocence is slowly turning into a dollop of dishonesty. Dishonesty, that is, at the expense of the Woods family privacy. But a plume of stale air still surrounds the Windermere home.

          The most recent report from AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson, states “Woods’ wife told officers she was in the house when she heard the accident and ‘broke the back window with a golf club.’ He said the front-door windows were not broken and that the door was probably locked.”

           Driving away furiously, out of your driveway and into a fire hydrant? Facial lacerations and a shattered back window? I don’t know Cadillac’s too well, but what I do know, is that it takes much longer to climb in from one side of the car to the other, heal to toe.

          TMZ broke the inevitable last night, stating from anonymous sources that Tiger’s injuries were caused by his wife, and not his SUV.

Here’s the latest from them:

“We’ve learned Nordegren told a very different story to the Florida Highway Patrol, and it does not involve going back in the house for a club. Our sources will not allow us to be more specific.

And we've learned there was no blood found on the steering wheel of Tiger's SUV -- putting into serious doubt that Tiger sustained his injuries from the crash.

As we first reported, Tiger had a conversation with a friend yesterday, in which he said his wife had confronted him over reports he was involved with another woman ... and that his wife scratched his face up during the argument. Tiger told the friend he then left the house, started driving off and his wife then came out with a golf club, striking the vehicle. Tiger then became distracted and hit the hydrant and then a nearby tree. 

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/28/tiger-woods-elin-nordegren-crash-suv-cops-story-florida-highway-patrol/#ixzz0YBTMWNQV

          At first, I wanted to believe Tiger Woods was a leading example for sober drivers. A flash in the pan. Anomaly to most. But could this be worse? Tiger Woods, Golf’s authentic Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa committing an adulterous act that set his world ablaze? My analogy suggests, is this the baseball equivalent of Albert Pujols taking steroids? People are shocked. What could this do to his pristine reputation?

          As of Saturday, we began to unpeel this sour situation, and it seems to me, that the juicy details all lay in fair territory.